Title:
The other mothers : two women's journey to find the family that was always theirs / Jennifer Berney.
ISBN:
9781728222837
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Naperville : Sourcebooks, 2021.
Physical Description:
320 pages ; 21 cm
General Note:
Includes a reading guide.
Contents:
Prologue -- Certainty -- Accidentally on purpose -- Ways of saying yes -- Body lore -- Positions -- The short list -- Binders full of men -- Donor match -- A secret -- She's not my mother -- An egg in the dark -- A body alone -- Stories and maps -- Screw fate -- The meaning of soon -- Accoutrements -- Last-ditch efforts -- I worry -- This is a test -- Homecoming/distance -- Setting the table -- Legalities -- Delivery -- Becoming family -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"When Jenn Berney and her wife decided they wanted to have children, they took the next logical step: they went to a fertility clinic. Intrauterine insemination is a simple medical procedure that has been available since the 1950s, but doctors were baffled by Jenn's situation. With no man factoring into her relationship, she was disparaged by doctors, given an inaccurate diagnosis, and her medical needs were overlooked. Berney decided to step outside of the system, and, looking into the history of fertility and her own community, she realized queer women have a long history of being disregarded by a patriarchal medical community, and have worked around it to build families on their own terms. In The Other Mothers, Berney reflects on the odds that were stacked against her because of her sexual orientation and envisions a bright future worth fighting for. Writing with clarity, determination, and hope, Berney gives us a wonderful glimpse of what America can be"-- Provided by publisher.
Genre:
OCLC Number:
on1183399404
Availability:
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