At women's expense : state power and the politics of fetal rights /

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Author / Creator:Daniels, Cynthia R.
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1993.
Description:183 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1475515
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ISBN:0674050436 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Fetal Rights, Gender Difference, and Political Power
  • 1. Fetal Animation: The Political and Cultural Emergence of Fetal Rights
  • 2. Bodily Integrity and Forced Medical Treatment: The Case of Angela Carder
  • 3. From Protecting the Woman to Privileging the Fetus: The Case of Johnson Controls
  • 4. The Politics of Vengeance: The Case of Jennifer Johnson
  • 5. Toward a New Body Politics
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index