Her Body, Our Laws

On the Frontlines of the Abortion Wars from El Salvador to Oklahoma

Author: Michelle Oberman
ISBN: 9780807045527

With stories from the front lines, a legal scholar journeys through distinct legal climates to understand precisely why and how the war over abortion is being fought. Drawing on her years of research in El Salvador--one of the few countries to ban abortion without exception--legal scholar Michelle Oberman explores what happens when abortion is a crime. Oberman reveals the practical challenges raised by a thriving black market in abortion drugs, as well as the legal challenges to law enforcement. She describes a system in which doctors and lawyers collaborate in order to identify and prosecute those suspected of abortion-related crimes, and the troubling results of such collaboration: mistaken diagnoses, selective enforcement, and wrongful convictions. Equipped with this understanding, Oberman turns her attention to the United States, where the battle over abortion is fought almost exclusively in legislatures and courtrooms. Beginning in Oklahoma, one of the most pro-life states, and

Publisher: Beacon Press
Publish Date: 2018

Subjects: Health & Fitness / Pregnancy & Childbirth, Law / Gender & the Law, Social Science / Abortion & Birth Control

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Reproductive Issues)