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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flavin, Jeanne, 1965-
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2009], ©2009.
Series:Alternative criminology series.
Subjects:
Reproductive rights > United States.
Women prisoners > Family relationships > United States.
Children of women prisoners > United States.
Women prisoners > Health and hygiene > United States.
Women > United States > Social conditions.
Physical Description:vii, 307 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "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.