Policing pregnant bodies : from ancient Greece to post-Roe America /

Explores the historical roots of controversies over abortion, fetal personhood, miscarriage and maternal mortality. On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision, asserting that the Constitution did not confer the right to abortion. This ruling, in the Dobbs v. Jackson W...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Crowther, Kathleen M., 1969- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2023].
Subjects:	Maternal and infant welfare > United States. Pregnant women > United States. Fetus. Maternal and infant welfare. MEDICAL / History. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control.