Sperm: Who wants it, who's got it and what are they going to do with it? 'Sperm Wars' takes a close look at the often controversial topic of reproductive technologies.
These are pivotal times for reproduction. Making babies is big business, and there are now almost as many ways to create a family as there are different sorts of family to create. At the centre of all this hubbub is sperm.
And as with any desirable property, questions about who can get it and on what terms are hotly contested. Add in the current cultural anxieties about changing family structures and the role of fathers, and you have a potent recipe for conflict.
In this crucial new collection, Heather Grace Jones and Maggie Kirkman have invited contributors from every angle of the sperm debate to have their say on these and many other questions. The breadth of perspectives not only makes for compelling reading; it demonstrates that, as the 'Sperm Wars' range from defensive skirmishes and battles over territory to bloody ideological crusades, we are all potential combatants.
