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

By: Publisher: New York ; London : New York University Press, [2015]Description: ix, 275 pages ; illustration : 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781479897926 (cl : alk. paper)
  • 9781479806362 (pb : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.76 23
LOC classification:
  • HV881 .O15 2015
Contents:
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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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