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Towards Transnational Feminisms
This article discusses the emergence of the concept of âtransnational feminismsâ as a differentiated notion from âglobal sisterhoodâ within feminist postcolonial criticism. This is done in order to examine its usefulness for interrogating the globalization of reproductive technologies and womenâs right to selfdetermination over their own bodies by using these technologies. In particular, womenâs use of technologies for assisted conception, and the local and global transactions in reproductive body parts form a testing ground for transnational feminisms. Does the construction of individual reproductive rights still leave some ground for womenâs collective struggles? It is proposed that, if at all, transnational solidarity on this issue is possible, it will have to be built on the concept of universal ethical norms regarding human dignity