Giving up baby : safe haven laws, motherhood, and reproductive justice /

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"Baby safe haven" laws, which allow a parent to relinquish anewborn baby legally and anonymously at a specified institutional location-suchas a hospital or fire station-were established in every state between 1999 and2009. Promoted during a time of heated public debate over policies on abo...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Oaks, Laury, 1967-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York ; London : New York University Press, [2015]
Sujets:
Abandoned children > United States.
Abandoned children > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Birthmothers > United States.
Birthmothers > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Adoption > United States.
Adoption > Law and legislation > United States.
Enfants abandonnés > États-Unis.
Mères naturelles > États-Unis.
Adoption > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Abandoned children
Abandoned children > Legal status, laws, etc.
Adoption
Adoption > Law and legislation
Birthmothers
Birthmothers > Legal status, laws, etc.
United States
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Table des matières:
  • Introduction : safe haven laws are not only about saving babies
  • The work of saving babies' lives and souls
  • Girls at risk of dumping their newborns
  • Relinquishing motherhood : how and why safe haven surrenders happen
  • The unsurpassed adoption value of safe haven babies
  • Conclusion : safe haven laws and advancing reproductive justice.

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