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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37943| Appears in Collections: | Marketing and Retail Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | If We Were a Straight Couple: Laboring to Navigate LGBTIQA+ Reproductive Bioprecarity in UK Fertility Clinics |
| Author(s): | Wilson-Nash, Carolyn Takhar, Jennifer He, Chloe Al-Ma’ani, Nour Salu, Oluwafunmilola |
| Contact Email: | carolyn.wilson@stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords: | LGBTIQA+ Fertility clinics Reproductive bioprecarity Reproductive labor Healthcare inequalities |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2026 |
| Date Deposited: | 24-Mar-2026 |
| Citation: | Wilson-Nash C, Takhar J, He C, Al-Ma’ani N & Salu O (2026) If We Were a Straight Couple: Laboring to Navigate LGBTIQA+ Reproductive Bioprecarity in UK Fertility Clinics. <i>Social Science & Medicine</i>, 399, Art. No.: 119214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119214 |
| Abstract: | This paper uncovers how LGBTIQA+ service users navigate fertility clinics in the UK whilst under conditions of reproductive bioprecarity. By conducting 36 interviews with 54 fertility service users and providers, we identify four types of reproductive labor (intimate, emotional, decisional, and auto-didactic), which are used to manage structural and clinical inequalities. We contribute to existing theory by introducing novel forms of labor (decisional and auto-didactic) and by framing reproductive bioprecarity as a dynamic process in which service users can actively experience and mitigate precarity. While some labors enhance agency, others increase vulnerability, highlighting a need for policy reform, inclusive clinical practices, and targeted support for LGBTIQA+ fertility service users. |
| DOI Link: | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119214 |
| Rights: | This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You are not required to obtain permission to reuse this article. |
| Licence URL(s): | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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