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New Attitudes Toward Pregnancy and Motherhood

Feminist scholar Barbara Katz Rothman says that feminists must confront the cultural shift toward privileging the unborn fetus over the pregnant women. New technologies and the rise of paid surrogacy, Rothman argues, have contributed to this change.

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Other segments from the episode on January 11, 1989

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, January 11, 1989: Interview with Barbara Katz Rothmans; Review of an album of Beethoven's 10th symphony; Interview with Kim Gordon; Review of the home video "Inspiring…

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