Channelling the messiness of diverse family lives

Resisting the calls to order and de-centring the hetero-normative family

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12284601
AutoresJulie Wallbank (University of Leeds, autor correspondente)
Ano2010
Volume32
Fascículo4
Páginas353-368
Data de publicação2010-12-01
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Social Welfare Law (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0141-8033 • E-ISSN: 1469-9621
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09649069.2010.539355
OpenAlexW2065915636
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (HFEA 2008) amended the parenthood provisions in order to achieve a level of consistency between same-sex and heterosexual parents who rely on reproductive technologies to achieve parenthood and to eradicate discrimination. 1 1. Amending the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. To that end, the legislation now allows for a lesbian couple to be registered as the child's parents if certain conditions are met. Academic debates on the significance of the amending legislation have begun.2 2. See, for example, McCandless, J. & Sheldon, S. 2010. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (2008) and the tenacity of the sexual family form. Modern law review, 73 (2), 175–207; Smith, L. 2010. Clashing symbols? Reconciling support for fathers and fatherless families after the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008. Child and family law quarterly, 22 (1), 46–70; Lind, C. & Hewitt, T. 2009. Law and the complexities of parenting: parental status and parental function. Journal of social, welfare and family law, 31 (4), 391–406 at 392–393

Family law · Legislation · Lesbian · Normative · Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Reproductive Health and Technologies

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