Our Bodies, Our Crimes: The Policing of Women’s Reproduction in America

Contents

vii Contents Introduction 1 Part I Beginning 1 “Race Criminals”: Reproductive Rights in America 11 Part iI Begetting 2 “Breeders”: The Right to Procreate 29 3 “Back-Alley Butchers”: Terminating Pregnancies 51 4 “Baby-Killers”: Neonaticide and Infant Abandonment 74 Part iiI Bearing 5 “Innocent Preborn Victims”: Fetal 95 Protectionism and Pregnant Women 6 “Liars and Whiners”: Incarcerated Women’s 119 Right to Reproductive Health Part iv Mothering 7 “Bad Mothers”: Incarcerated Women’s 139 Ties to Their Children 8 “Asking for It”: Battered Women and Child Custody 164 Conclusion: Being 182 Notes 191 Bibliography 263 Acknowledgments 297 Index 299 About the Author 307 ...