Pregnancy and Power, Revised Edition: A History of Reproductive Politics in the United States

by Rickie Solinger

A sweeping chronicle of women's battles for reproductive freedom

Reproductive politics in the United States has always been about who has the power to decide--lawmakers, the courts, clergy, physicians, or the woman herself. Authorities have rarely put women's needs and interests at the center of these debates. Instead, they have created reproductive laws and policies to solve a variety of social and political problems, with outcomes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479847453
• ISBN13: 9781479847457
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"