Coming to Life: Philosophies of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Mothering

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397 Index abject/abjection, 17–18, 26–27, 263–79 abortion, 12, 24, 27, 51, 61, 72, 83–87, 122–23, 171–92, 210–11, 247, 253–56, 261. See also pro-choice; pro-life abuse/abusive, 62, 115, 138–67, 241–62, 316 abuse, sexual. See abuse/abusive accountability, 20 adoption, 2, 12, 21–24, 102, 118, 120–37, 138–67, 191 agent/agency, 19, 22, 31–46, 47–70, 77, 110–13, 140, 162–67, 172, 271–78, 313–18 Alcoff, Linda, 8 alienation, 14–16, 37, 104, 188, 197, 213 Allen, Jeffner, 4 animal, 17, 26–27, 47, 52–62, 148, 174–76, 225, 248–49, 259–60, 263–79, 301–3 andréa. See courage anxiety, 22, 31–46, 228–32, 248, 255–58, 263–70 Aristotle, 5, 22, 27, 39, 43, 47–70, 140, 154–58 art, 18, 26, 58, 60, 63, 203, 300–19 autonomy, 18–19, 45–46, 69, 147–55, 185, 191, 195, 254 Beauvoir, Simone de, 2, 13–14, 21, 26, 38, 75, 114–15, 206, 241–62, 285, 292, 301–18 Bigwood, Carol, 14, 290–91, 304–5, 316–17 birth, 1–28, 32–33, 38, 45–46, 47–70, 83, 85, 88–105, 109–19, 120–36, 142, 150, 166, 172–82, 193–214, 215–38, 241–62, 283–84, 289–296, 300–319 birth mother, 109–11, 116–19, 120–37 birth, premature, 222 body, 1–28, 31–46, 47–70, 71–78, 82–87, 88–104, 110–13, 116–19, 123, 143–49, 156–57, 163–64, 171–92, 195–99, 207–13, 217–38, 241–62, 263–79, 284–99, 300–319 Bordo, Susan, 10–11, 297 bottlefeeding, 26, 263–70 breast(s), 26, 102, 181, 263–79 breastfeeding, 2, 8, 14, 25–27, 68, 116, 125, 211–212, 221, 263–79, 303–4, 319 Canada, 49, 183, 193–214, Card, Claudia, 4 care ethics, 19–20 Caesarian section, 38, 68, 117 398 ■ Index childbirth. See birth; vaginal childbirth Christianity, 17, 22, 47, 51–52, 74 class, 4, 27, 35, 67–69, 134–35, 193–214, 234, 243, 259–60, 264–68, 284–86, 298, 312, 316 Collins, Patricia Hill, 4, 317 complications, childbirth, 196, 204, 211, 215–38, 260 courage, 22, 28, 47–70, creative/creativity, 13, 17–18, 26, 37, 60–61, 271, 290, 300–319 death, 1, 19–22, 31–39, 47–70, 73, 84, 121–30, 171–91, 196–212, 292–93 dependence/dependency, 19–20, 34–35, 117–18, 124, 197, 272, 278, 283 depression, 2, 8, 127, 189, 219 Derrida, Jacques, 71, 80–82, 290 desire, 17, 26, 37–43, 52–57, 122, 138–167, 179, 195, 248–61, 265–77, 292, 311 dichotomy/dualism/dualistic, 14, 18–27, 31, 70, 75, 171–72, 207, 223–38, 289–96 Diotima, 32–33 empathy, 43, 68, 141, 153 embodiment. See body Engels, Frederick, 4 essentialism, 3, 7, 11–12, 297–98 ethics, 5, 15–28, 71–87, 109–19, 146–47, 154, 193–204, 276–77 experience, 1–28, 31–45, 50–68, 72–79, 89–95, 101–4, 109–19, 121–36, 138–67, 172–87,193–214, 215–38, 241–49, 260–61, 265–79, 283–99, 300–319 family name, 17, 80–81 Fausto-Sterling, Anne, 23, 98, 105 feminist ethics/feminist morality, 19, 44, 150, 277 feminist philosophy/feminist theory, 1–28, 105, 121, 140, 194, 205–13, 215, 223, 227, 241, 248, 276, 283–99 fetus, 10–16, 22–27, 36–39, 59, 62, 76, 85–86, 94–104, 109–19, 122, 171–92, 197, 202, 208–9, 227, 243, 247–56, 302–15 film, 241–62, 263 flesh, 15, 22, 71–87, 278, 305 fragile/fragility, 22, 31–46, 163, 213 Friedan, Betty, 8 Freud, Sigmund, 17, 103, 145, 252–53 gender, 1–28, 35, 38, 45, 47–56, 96, 110, 138–39, 196, 201, 223, 252, 257, 262, 283–99, 312–13 generosity, 18, 84 gift, the, 18, 71–87, 117 good enough mother, 41–42, good mother, 37–44, 121–36, 178, 208, 268, Guenther, Lisa, 18, 22–23, 27, 85, 88–105, 117, 302, 311 Hanigsberg, Julia, 24, 85, 171, 180, 188–91 Hays, Sharon, 39 Held, Virginia, 19–20 Hollywood, 25, 241–62, 263–66 hormone/hormonal, 34, 36, 225, 231, 260 hospitality, 22, 71–87 hooks, bell, 4, 205 identity, 11–23, 44. 57, 120–37, 139, 147–50, 179, 186, 194–99, 207–13, 218–20, 248, 271...