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Reproduction reconceived : family making and the limits of choice after Roe v. Wade /

"The landmark case Roe v. Wade redefined family: it is now commonplace for Americans to treat having children as a choice. But the historic decision also coincided with widening inequality, an ongoing trend that continues to make choice more myth than reality. In this new and timely history, Ma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Matthiesen, Sara, 1985- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2021]
Colección:Reproductive justice ; v. 5.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The landmark case Roe v. Wade redefined family: it is now commonplace for Americans to treat having children as a choice. But the historic decision also coincided with widening inequality, an ongoing trend that continues to make choice more myth than reality. In this new and timely history, Matthiesen shows how the effects of incarceration, for-profit healthcare, disease, and poverty have been worsened by state neglect, forcing most to work harder to maintain a family."--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (344 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographic references and index.
ISBN:9780520970441
0520970446