Women and Their Uteruses
Symbolic Vessels for Prejudiced Expectations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17814302 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paola Nicolás (0000-0002-7867-2355, corresponding author), Jeanne Proust (0000-0001-5502-7161), Margaret M Fabiszak (0000-0002-2170-2170) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-70 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-4577 • E-ISSN: 1937-4585 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/ijfab-15.1.03 |
| OpenAlex | W4214837726 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 41 |
What is a uterus to a woman and to society? This article calls for a holistic reevaluation of how we perceive and what we expect from women’s uteruses. We explore the powerful and deeply rooted cultural representations of women’s uteruses as mere receptacles and the impact of such representations on biological categories, medical practices, and current policies. Considering controversies surrounding hysterectomies, cesarean sections, and uterus transplants, we elucidate ambivalent narratives that either promote an essentialist approach where the uterus is emblematic of womanhood, or imply that the uterus is a dispensable organ useless outside of reproduction
Ambivalence · Essentialism · Linguistics · Narrative · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · The Symbolic · Uterus · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Gender Studies · Medicine · Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
The making of the unborn patient
Pregnant Embodiment
Small-Area Variations in the Use of Common Surgical Procedures
Parental obligation and compelled caesarean section
Ambiguous subjects
Domesticating Bodies
Hysterectomy and socioeconomic position in Rome, Italy
Black–White Differences in Hysterectomy Prevalence
Relationship Between Malpractice Litigation Pressure and Rates of Cesarean Section and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section
Why 'normal' feels so bad
Fetal Images
| Highly cited | No |
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