Our Bodies, Our Crimes
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| Author | : Jeanne Flavin |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780814727546 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0814727549 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Our Bodies, Our Crimes by : Jeanne Flavin
Book excerpt: "In this important work, Jeanne Flavin looks beyond abortion to document how the law and the criminal justice system police women's rights to conceive, to be pregnant, and to rear their children, as well as how the state seeks to establish what a "good woman" and "fit mother" should look like. Calling for broad-based measures that strengthen women's economic position, choice-making, autonomy, sexual freedom, and health care, Our Bodies, Our Crimes is a battle cry for all women in their fight to be fully recognized as human beings"--
