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

By: Series: Alternative criminology seriesPublication details: New York : New York University Press, c2009.Description: vii, 307 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780814727546 (cl : alk. paper)
  • 0814727549 (cl : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 323.3/40973 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ1236.5.U6 F532 2009
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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-296) and index.

"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.

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