Policing the womb: invisible women and the criminalization of motherhood

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Main Author: Goodwin, Michele 1970- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY, USA Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia New Delhi, India Singapore Cambridge University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Reproductive Rights > United States
Pregnant women > Civil rights > United States
Fetus > Legal status, laws, etc > United States
Maternal and infant welfare > Law and legislation > United States
USA > Schwangere > Rechtsstellung > Schwangerschaftsabbruch > Kriminalisierung > Fortpflanzung > Rechtspolitik
Parallel Edition:Electronic