Gender & the Law

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! Abortion to Abolition Reproductive Health and Justice in Canada Fernwood Publishing	The history of abortion decriminalization and critical advocacy efforts to improve access in Canada deserve to be better known. Ordinary people persevered to make Canada the most progressive …	Martha Paynter	176	2022	View
Cruel Arithmetic Inside the Case Against Polygamy Irwin Law Inc.	For thirty years, lawyers, pundits, professors, and politicians had said that section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada—the criminal prohibition of polygamy—was unconstitutional, a …	Craig Jones	402	2012	View
NEW! Fertility 40 Years of Change Irwin Law Inc.	In Fertility: 40 Years of Change, lawyer and author Maureen McTeer explores key medical, research, and legal developments in assisted human reproduction since the birth of the first IVF baby in …	Maureen McTeer	276	2022	View
Going Public A Survivor's Journey From Grief to Action Between The Lines	It took Julie Macfarlane a lifetime to say the words out loud—the words that finally broke the calm and traveled farther than she could have imagined. In this clear-eyed account, she …	Julie Macfarlane	228	2020	View
NEW! In Your Face Law, Justice, and Niqab-Wearing Women in Canada Irwin Law Inc.	This book explores the experiences of a group of women in Canada who are small in numbers yet have garnered much legal, political, and social attention in recent years. Muslim women who cover …	Natasha Bakht	266	2020	View
Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism A Plea for Parental Equality Baraka Books	Quebec spoils its families, according to some, with those “long” parental leaves—a full year for mothers (Imagine!)—well-subsidized childcare and more. Marilyse Hamelin …	Marilyse Hamelin	180	2018	View
Surrogacy in Canada Critical Perspectives in Law and Policy Irwin Law Inc.	This book brings together a range of critical perspectives on the governance of surrogacy in Canada. The chapters offer insight into how to address the challenges of regulating surrogacy (in …	Alana Cattapan; Angela Cameron; Vanessa Gruben	327	2018	View
The Dictionary of Homophobia A Global History of Gay & Lesbian Experience Arsenal Pulp Press	Based on the work of seventy researchers in fifteen countries, The Dictionary of Homophobia is a mammoth, encyclopedic book that documents the history of homosexuality, and various …	Louis-Georges Tin	496	2008	View
From NEW! Beyond Abortion From: Abortion to Abolition View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter introduces the history of and context surrounding abortion in Canada as well as explores how prison abolition is connected to reproductive justice. The author talks about her own …	Martha Paynter	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From Foreword and a Letter From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism View Baraka Books	A Foreword and a Letter from the author entitled "Building on Quebec’s Experience in Parental Equality" for the English translation’s readers.	Marilyse Hamelin	10	2018	$1.00 Add
From Foreword and Acknowledgments From: Cruel Arithmetic View Irwin Law Inc.	Introduces the Polygamy Reference case, and is written by Andrew Coyne.	Craig Jones	8	2012	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Introduction Meet Your Neighbours From: In Your Face View Irwin Law Inc.	In the introduction, the author outlines the reasons why some women choose to wear the niqab, and the flagrant disregard for these women’s basic dignity and human rights.	Natasha Bakht	17	2020	$1.70 Add
From Introduction Regulatory Pasts and Futures From: Surrogacy in Canada View Irwin Law Inc.	This introduction outlines the complex issues involved in regulating surrogacy in Canada. The authors introduce a range of critical perspectives on the governance of surrogacy in Canada, with a …	Alana Cattapan; Angela Cameron; Vanessa Gruben	28	2018	$2.80 Add
From NEW! Introduction & Prologue The Story Begins From: Fertility View Irwin Law Inc.	In the Introduction & Prologue author Maureen McTeer explains how the premise of the book is about the origins, current status, and future direction of assisted human reproduction. She ties …	Maureen McTeer	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From Preface From: Going Public View Between The Lines		Julie Macfarlane	4	2020	$0.40 Add
From NEW! In vitro Fertilization Part One — IVF: The Beginning of a Modern Human Reproduction Revolution From: Fertility View Irwin Law Inc.	In In vitro Fertilization McTeer explains and examines the creation and first use of in vitro fertilization or IVF in humans. The chapter explains what in vitro entails, its original uses for …	Maureen McTeer	11	2022	$1.10 Add