Reproduction reconceived : family making and the limits of choice after Roe v. Wade / Sara Matthiesen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthiesen, Sara, 1985- author.

Series:

Reproductive Justice: a New Vision for the 21st Century

Reproductive Justice: a New Vision for the 21st Century ; v.5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reproductive rights--United States.

Reproductive rights.

Families--History--United States--21st century.

Families.

Families--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]

Summary:

The landmark case Roe v. Wade redefined family: it is now commonplace for Americans to treat having children as a choice. But the historic decision also coincided with widening inequality, an ongoing trend that continues to make choice more myth than reality. In this new and timely history, Matthiesen shows how the effects of incarceration, for-profit healthcare, disease, and poverty have been worsened by state neglect, forcing most to work harder to maintain a family.

Contents:

Cover

Reproduction Reconceived

Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. The Labor of Illegibility: Lesbian and Single Motherhood According to the Law

2. The Labor of Captivity: Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children

3. The Labor of Survival: Racism, Poverty, and the Uses of Infant Mortality Rates

4. The Labor of Risk: Or, How to Have a Family in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

5. The Labor of "Choice": Navigating the Abortion Debate and Lifelines of Last Resort

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520970441

0520970446

OCLC:

1272991950