Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: CHAPTER ONE -- THE ECONOMICS OF INFERTILITY 16 -- Myths and Realities in the Economics of Infertility 17 -- Intersection: Ethics and Economics 30 -- Distributive Justice and Assisted Reproduction 30 -- CHAPTER TWO -- THE ETHICS OFASSISTED REPRODUCTION 42 -- The Ethics of Assisted Reproduction 43 -- What about Adoption? 56 -- Reproduction and the Common Good 60 -- CHAPTER THREE -- ASSISTED REPRODUCTIONAND -- THE GOALS OF MEDICINE 66 -- Infertility, Suffering, and the Goals of Medicine 68 -- Living with Infertility 70 -- Inside/Outside: The Medical Construction of Infertility 74 -- Some Preliminary Conclusions 78 -- Reflecting on the Goals of Medicine 80 -- CHAPTER FOUR -- RECONCEIVING PROCREATIVE LIBERTY 91 -- John Robertson and the Meaning of Procreative Liberty 93 -- Rights Talk and the Critique of Procreative Liberty, American-Style 96 -- Border Tensions 101 -- Procreative Liberty and Catholic Social Teaching 106 -- Conclusion 115 -- CHAPTER FIVE -- ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND -- ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE 122 -- Human Dignity and Access to Health Care 125 -- A Decent Minimum 127 -- Sufficiency 129 -- Investments in Reproducing 132 -- Equity and Access 134 -- At the Boundaries 139 -- Setting Limits 142 -- Conclusion 144 -- CHAPTER SIX -- FAITH AND INFERTILITY 150 -- Mixed Messages and Missed Opportunities 151 -- Creating a Context 158 -- From Spiritual Crisis to Spiritual Quest 160 -- Conclusions and the Work Yet to Be Done 164 -- CONCLUSION 171 -- INDEX 177.