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

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Our Bodies, Our Crimes The Policing of Women’s Reproduction in America Jeanne Flavin a N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2009 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Flavin, Jeanne, 1965– Our bodies, our crimes : the policing of women’s reproduction in America / Jeanne Flavin. p. cm. — (Alternative criminology series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-2754-6 (cl : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8147-2754-9 (cl : alk. paper) 1. Women’s rights—United States. 2. Abortion--United States. 3. Women prisoners—Family relationships—United States. 4. Children of women prisoners—United States. 5. Women prisoners—Health and hygiene—United States. 6. Women— United States—Social conditions. I. Title. HQ1236.5.U6F532   2008 323.3’40973—dc22     2008023038 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To my friends and my sisters ...