Kolektīvā monogrāfija "Radniecība un valsts īstenošana mūsdienu Latvijā"

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“Ne visiem tie bēbji un punči nāk tik viegli”: valsts, reprodukcija un biomedicīnas tehnoloģijas
(Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2024) Kiščenko, Diāna; Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte
In Chapter 8 of the book "Kinship and State Performance in Contemporary Latvia", Diana Kiščenko focuses on the operation of reproductive clinics. In this sphere, as the author points out, a paradoxical attitude can be observed, where selfless behaviour based on the ethics of general reciprocity or sharing is expected from citizens, while market relations are strengthened by the state. Dissolving this paradox, Kiščenko argues that it shows a fundamental view of the state and citizens in Latvia, where the state (at least ideally) is perfect, but the citizens are subject to various moral faults. Thus, the task of state institutions and policies is to keep citizens on the right path, in this case – in matters of reproduction.