Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lead contamination : a case of "protectionism" and the neglect of women / H. Patricia Hynes -- Lesotho and Nepal : the failure of Western "family planning" / Nellie Kanno -- How the new reproductive technologies will affect women / Gena Corea -- Of eggs, embryos, and altruism / Janice G. Raymond -- Who may have children and who may not / Gena Corea -- In the matter of Baby M : judged and rejudged / Janice G. Raymond -- The international traffic in women : women used in systems of surrogacy and reproduction / Janice G. Raymond -- Biotechnology in agriculture and reproduction : the parallels in public policy / H. Patricia Hynes -- Industrial experimentation on "surrogate" mothers / Gena Corea -- Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, State of Michigan / Janice G. Raymond -- Junk Liberty / Gena Corea -- Depo-Provera and the politics of knowledge / Gena Corea -- Maud Matthews and the Philisiwe Clinic / H. Patricia Hynes.