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  • Solinger, Rickie, 1947-
     
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    Reproductive politics : what everyone needs to know / Rickie Solinger.
    by Solinger, Rickie, 1947-
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    Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013
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  • Reproductive rights -- United States.
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  • Contraception -- Government policy -- United States.
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  • Contraception -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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  • Women's rights -- United States.
  • ISBN: 
    9780199811410
    0199811415
    9780199811403
    0199811407
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    xx, 213 pages ; 22 cm.
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    1. Overview -- What do we mean by reproductive politics? -- Are sex and reproduction private or public matters? -- 2. Historical questions -- When and why was abortion criminalized in the United States? -- How did urbanization and "moral reform" movements in the nineteenth century shape reproductive politics? -- What impacts did immigration have on reproductive law and politics in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? -- What were anti-miscegenation and eugenic laws? -- What access did women have in the past to voluntary sterilization? -- What do we know about women's reproductive decisions in the face of legal and medical constraints? -- What was the process of legalizing contraception? -- How did "genocide" and sterilization abuse become matters of concern for women of color and their allies? -- What were hospital abortion boards? -- What factors stimulated the push to legalize abortion? -- How many abortions were performed in the criminal era? -- When did the anti-abortion movement emerge? -- What role did violence play in anti-abortion activism? -- How have US presidents dealt with the subject of abortion? -- 3. Feminism and reproductive politics -- Why is feminism so important to reproductive politics, and vice versa, in the United States? -- Why did Susan B. Anthony oppose abortion? -- Following the First Wave generation, how did feminist ideas about contraception develop? -- What was the reaction to the Pill? -- How did feminist activists support reproductive rights in the 1960s and 1970s? -- 4. The legal context -- Why are reproductive issues governed variously by state laws, federal laws, and court decisions? -- What did Roe v. Wade actually say? -- How did Congress respond to the Supreme Court's decision? -- How have subsequent judicial rulings and legislation altered the rights created by Roe v. Wade? -- 5. Religion and reproduction -- What ideas have structured religious thinking about reproductive policy? -- How do various Protestant denominations approach abortion? -- What are the views of the Catholic Church regarding contraception and abortion, and how have they changed over time? -- What does Islam teach about reproductive control? -- How does Judaism regard abortion and contraception? -- What impact have religious teachings had on women's reproductive practices in the United States today? -- How does the First Amendment's "establishment clause," guaranteeing religious freedom, affect matters? -- 6. Population issues and reproductive politics -- What is the state of population growth in the United States today, and how is it affected by immigration? -- What is the link between citizenship and reproductive policies? -- 7. Public policy and reproductive politics -- How do policies such as day-care funding and family leave shape women's reproductive decisions? -- How have gender-based wage disparities intersected with reproductive politics? -- How have policies regarding drugs influenced reproductive politics? -- How does the current national welfare policy affect reproductive politics? -- How does policy governing foster care and other child-protective services affect reproductive politics? -- 8. Teenage and single pregnancy in the United States -- How have attitudes about single and teenage pregnancy changed since World War II? -- What rights do teenagers have regarding reproductive health care? -- How are children born to teenage mothers and to single mothers affected? -- 9. Values debates and reproductive politics -- What is "abstinence only" sex education? -- When did "life begins at conception" emerge as an important idea in reproductive politics? -- What relationship does the anti-abortion movement claim with the nineteenth-century abolitionist movement? -- What is "Feminists for Life" (FFL)? -- How are attitudes and policies regarding gays and lesbians as parents evolving in the United States? -- What is a "conscience clause"? -- 10. Contraception -- What are the most commonly used forms of contraception in the United States? -- Is "emergency contraception' the same thing as abortion? -- Why are long-acting contraceptives politically controversial? -- Why isn't there a male hormonal contraceptive? -- Is breast-feeding an effective contraceptive? -- Does the federal government pay for contraceptives and other reproduction-related services? -- What is the annual cost to US taxpayers of unintended pregnancies? -- 11. Contemporary abortion politics I : opinions and science -- What are the most common objections to abortion today, and how have objections changed over time? -- How do advocates of abortion rights make their case? -- What do public opinion polls show about American attitudes toward abortion today? -- Is there evidence that abortion causes psychological and physical illness, and deleteriously affects subsequent pregnancies?
    12. Contemporary abortion politics II : experience and practice -- What is the abortion rate in the United States and how has it changed in recent years? -- At how many weeks of pregnancy is the typical abortion performed? -- What is the difference between a medical and a surgical abortion? -- What is the difference between a D & X procedure, a "partial birth" abortion, a "late-term" abortion, and a "later" abortion? -- How safe is abortion, generally? -- Who obtains abortions in the United States today? -- What are some reasons women give for having abortions? -- Why is the abortion rate so high for poor women? -- How many abortion practitioners provide services in the United States today, and how are their services distributed geographically? -- In what settings are abortions typically performed? -- Are abortion practitioners in danger today? -- Do medical schools teach abortion practice? -- 13. Contemporary abortion III : activism, law, and policy -- How are state legislatures responding to abortion and satellite issues? -- What is pre-abortion counseling? -- What are "waiting periods"? -- What are TRAP laws? -- What is the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act? -- What is a crisis pregnancy center? -- Can women use health insurance plans to cover abortion? -- What is the future of legal abortion? -- What does the abortion rights movement look like today? -- 14. Fetuses -- Has the fetus always been the focus of anti-abortion concerns? -- What is "fetal personhood"? -- What does "fetal rights" mean? -- What is fetal homicide? -- What is the evidence regarding fetal pain? -- What is fetal viability? -- 15. Family building, reproductive technologies, and stem cell research -- What qualifies as a family today? -- What causes infertility? -- What does "assisted reproductive technologies" (ART) refer to? -- What is genetic testing? -- Why do different groups respond to the idea of genetic testing differently? -- What is surrogacy? -- What ethical questions regarding assisted reproductive technologies remain unresolved? -- What is the connection between stem cell research and reproductive politics? -- 16. Adoption -- What does adoption look like in the United States today? -- Who adopts infants and foreign-born children in the United States? -- Why is inter-country adoption controversial? -- What laws govern adoption in the United States? -- 17. The environment and reproductive politics -- How are environmental contaminants affecting reproductive health in the United States? -- What are environmentalists saying about population growth, consumption, and challenges to global sustainability? -- What are the implications of these environmental perspectives for the most vulnerable women? -- 18. Disability and reproductive politics -- What basic reproductive restrictions have been placed on women with disabilities in the past and today? -- How have prenatal diagnostics shaped Americans' view of disability? -- 19. Birthing, breast-feeding, and reproductive politics -- In what settings are babies born in the United States today? -- What status do midwives have in the United States? -- Why is the rate of caesarian section so much higher in the United States than it used to be? -- What is natural childbirth? -- Is there a maternal health care crisis in the United States? -- What do medical authorities say about the relationship between breast-feeding and infant health? -- Must employers allow employees to express milk with breast-pumps while at work? -- Do states have laws about breast-feeding in public? -- 20. Men and reproductive politics -- In what ways are reproductive rights the concerns of men as well as women? -- Has the so-called men's rights movement influenced discussion about men's role in reproductive decision making? -- How does domestic violence intersect with reproductive issues? -- 21. Global reproductive health and US programs and politics -- What is USAID's family planning program? -- What are the "global gag rule" and the Helms Amendment? -- What is the United Nations Population Fund and what relationship does the United States have to this organization? -- Is there an international body monitoring women's reproductive health? -- 22. Health care and reproductive politics -- What does the Federal Health Care Reform Act of 2010 say about pregnancy, contraception, abortion, and reproductive health care generally? -- Why did abortion become so controversial during congressional health care debates? -- 23. Language and frameworks -- When did Americans adopt the language of "choice" and "right to life"? -- Do various groups of women interpret their needs regarding fertility and reproduction uniquely and if so, why does this matter? -- What is "reproductive justice"? -- What contemporary, contested frameworks are structuring reproductive politics today?
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