Piepmeier, Alison
Unexpected: Parenting, Prenatal Testing, and Down Syndrome
- ISBN 13:
- 9781479879953
- author:
- Piepmeier, Alison
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- New York University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15 x 1.8 centimeters (0.3
- Genre:
- Health & Wellbeing, Family & Relationships, Parenting,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Alison Piepmeier's unfinished manuscript about motherhood, prenatal testing, and disability has been completed by George Estreich and Rachel Adams. This book paints an intimate picture of reproductive choice in today's world, exploring the complex understanding of Down syndrome through interviews with parents and women who have terminated their pregnancies due to prenatal testing. Piepmeier shares her own experiences as a mother of a child with Down syndrome, highlighting how the condition is often misunderstood and stigmatized. The book provides a nuanced perspective on reproductive choice at a time when medical technology is rapidly advancing. By examining the intersection of disability, feminism, and family life, Unexpected offers a thought-provoking exploration of our values and priorities as a society.
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