Policing The Womb

Policing The Womb 9781107030176 Michele Goodwin Boeken Bol Policing the womb tells a frankly disquieting and frightening story about the status of reproductive health and rights in the united states. it captures what has become the modern day horrors of reproductive health across the country, from the escalating attacks on abortion rights, to the civil and criminal penalization of pregnant women for falling down steps, refusing c sections, and. Policing the womb: invisible women and the criminalization of motherhood is a nonfiction book by american scholar and law professor michele goodwin. the book details the criminalization of reproduction in united states and argues for choice movements to expand to a reproductive justice framework. it was released on march 12, 2020, by cambridge.

Amazon Policing The Womb Invisible Women And The Criminalization Policing the womb is an urgent call to end the dehumanizing practice of criminalizing pregnancy.' dorothy roberts, author of killing the black body: race, reproduction, and the meaning of liberty 'policing the womb is the roadmap we need right now to understand how to navigate the sandstorm of laws being created to claim ownership of our bodies. Policing the womb brings to life the chilling ways in which women have become the targets of secretive state surveillance of their pregnancies. michele goodwin expands the reproductive health and rights debate beyond abortion to include how legislators increasingly turn to criminalizing women for miscarriages, stillbirths, and threatening the. "policing the womb is the roadmap we need right now to understand how to navigate the sandstorm of laws being created to claim ownership of our bodies." lizz winstead, television producer and co founder of abortion access front "policing the womb pleads with readers to put an end to this history of indifference.". And police informants 78 6 revisiting the fiduciary relationship 98 7 creating criminals: race, stereotypes, and collateral damage 114 8 the pregnancy penalty: when the state gets it wrong 129 9 policing beyond the border 149 10 lessons for law and society: a reproductive justice new deal or bill of rights 164 11 conclusion 191 epilogue 209.