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Michele Goodwin, "Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood" (Cambridge UP, 2020)

New Books in Critical Theory

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The Intersection of Stereotypes, Policing, and Women's Reproductive Rights

Exploring how poor women were unjustly blamed for economic struggles, linking stereotypes to the drug war and mass incarceration, resulting in increased policing. Discussing the disproportionate targeting and criminalization of women for pregnancy-related issues, overlooking external factors impacting such outcomes.

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