Making women pay
Subtitle: the hidden costs of fetal rights
By: Rachel Roth
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: Fetus -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Pregnant women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Prenatal influences -- Government policy -- United States; Women's rights -- United States; Conflict of interests -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-229) and index
Table of contents: title: How women pay for fetal rights; title: Backlash and continuity: The political trajectory of fetal rights; title: Fighting fetal protection policies: Women and corporate risk management I; title: Overcoming discrimination: Women and corporate risk management II; title: "No less than ravishment": Forcing medical intervention on pregnant women; title: Behaving badly: Punishing women for conduct during pregnancy; title: The costs of inequality