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aAt a troubling time in history when a conservative majority on
the US Supreme Court has called into question the constitutional
protection of women's health and equality, this book comes none too
soon. The Reproductive Rights Reader gives us a uniquely
comprehensive and useful collection of the major court decisions,
legal briefs and scholarly commentaries on the searing debates
about reproductive politics in US public discourse over the past 40
years. And it does so not only through the lenses of the law,
science and public health but also with a clear focus on the
critical dimensions of gender, race, class, sexuality, poverty,
social exclusion and social justice. It is an absolutely
indispensable resource.a
--Rosalind P. Petchesky, author of "Abortion and Womanas
Choice"
aPowerful and provocative, The Reproductive Rights Reader
explodes the stale debate over the constitutional legitimacy of
"Roe v. Wade" by bringing critical perspectives of race, gender and
class to the question of women's control over their reproductive
lives. Taking seriously issues of substantive equality, this volume
is essential reading for all those interested in human rights and
social justice.a
--Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights, and
Lecturer-in-Law, Columbia Law School
aThis type of anthology bridges the sciences and humanities and
narrows the divide between these two broad areas of study.a
--Martha Chamallas, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State
University
Since the passage of "Roe v. Wade," the debate over reproductive
rights has dominated Americaas courts, legislatures, and streets.
The contributors to TheReproductive Rights Reader embrace
reproductive justice for all women, but challenge mainstream legal
and political solutions based on protecting free choice via neutral
governmental policies, which frequently ignore or jeopardize the
interests of women of color and the poor. Instead, the pieces in
this interdisciplinary book -- including both legal cases and
articles by legal scholars, historians, sociologists, political
scientists and others -- favor a critical analysis that addresses
the concrete material conditions that limit choices, the role of
law and social policy in creating those conditions, and the
gendered power dynamics that inform and are reinforced by the
regulation of human reproduction.
The selections demonstrate that the right to choice isnat an
automatic guarantee of reproductive justice and gender equality; to
truly achieve this ideal it is essential to recognize the
complexity of womenas reproductive experiences and needs. Divided
into four sections, the book examines feminist critiques of medical
knowledge and practice; and the legal regulation of pregnancy
termination, conception and child-bearing, and behavior during
pregnancy.
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