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Policing the Womb Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood

Michele Goodwin

Policing The Womb

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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

It was mentioned as a favorite book that discusses how pregnant people have been compelled by doctors to undergo certain medical care against their wishes, and how doctors have gone to courts to compel them.

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And I think what's also scary about it, I'm going to pull out one of my favorite books, Professor Michelle Goodwin wrote Policing the Womb.

— Episode: What Does a Post-Roe v. Wade America Loo...

Episode: What Does a Post-Roe v. Wade America Look Like? -...

It was mentioned as a favorite book that discusses how pregnant people have been compelled by doctors to undergo certain medical care against their wishes, and how doctors have gone to courts to compel them.

"

And I think what's also scary about it, I'm going to pull out one of my favorite books, Professor Michelle Goodwin wrote Policing the Womb.

Strict Scrutiny

Podcast

Strict Scrutiny

The book discussed how the criminalization of motherhood and surveillance disproportionately affected black women in the 1980s and 90s, setting a precedent for current digital surveillance related to reproductive health decisions.

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She has been a leader in creating the field of health law and is the author of the 2020 book Policing the Womb, Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood.

— Episode: What the Fight After Roe Actually Looks...

Episode: What the Fight After Roe Actually Looks Like

The book discussed how the criminalization of motherhood and surveillance disproportionately affected black women in the 1980s and 90s, setting a precedent for current digital surveillance related to reproductive health decisions.

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She has been a leader in creating the field of health law and is the author of the 2020 book Policing the Womb, Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood.

And Michelle, it's almost like you were prescient and called this when you wrote your book Policing the Womb.

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