Kathleen M Crowther
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A history of the old medical and philosophical traditions that influence the politics of women's health and reproductive autonomy today"--
"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 Women's Health...