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Our bodies, our crimes : the policing of women's reproduction in America /

From the Publisher: The intense policing of women's reproductive capacity places women's health and human rights in great peril. Poor women are pressured to undergo sterilization. Women addicted to illicit drugs risk arrest for carrying their pregnancies to term. Courts, child welfare, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Flavin, Jeanne, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2009.
Colección:Alternative criminology series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Race criminals" : reproductive rights in America
  • "Breeders" : the right to procreate
  • "Back-alley butchers" : terminating pregnancies
  • "Baby-killers" : neonaticide and infant abandonment
  • "Innocent preborn victims" : fetal protectionism and pregnant women
  • "Liars and whiners" : incarcerated women's right to reproductive health
  • "Bad mothers" : incarcerated women's ties to their children
  • "Asking for it" : battered women and child custody.