The Reproductive Industry: Intimate Experiences and Global Processes, comprises an unconventional compilation of papers that sits at the cutting edge of reproductive ethics. Ultimately, this book is not only a well-organized and stimulating scientific publication, but also a fascinating read.

This book fills a vacuum in the archival mapping of the emergence and rise of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) globally, and locally.... Ultimately, this edited volume is an important intervention into the legacies of mobility and travel across the global South and North in emerging technological interventions. The volume is a reminder that the reproductive self and body still grapples with questions of civilizational and racial conflicts... [T]his is a valuable volume and is a must-read for scholars and practitioners of reproductive health.

The Reproductive Industry: Intimate Experiences and Global Processes is a provocative book that challenges the happy-ever-after narratives around assisted reproductive technologies to expose the inequalities of power, gender, race and sexuality on which this global trade depends.
This exemplary volume charts both the promises and fragilities of assisted reproduction as it is being choreographed within and between societies across the globe. Through rich ethnographic, historical, and legal accounts, the collection shines a much-needed light on the ways in which technologies are reconfiguring kin and families, including for transgender people and queer communities. The volume's focus on the Asia-Pacific is also novel and timely, given regional concerns over low fertility amidst the exploitation of surrogate women's bodies. In short, this is a must-read volume for anyone interested in gender, technology, and globally mediated quests for conception