Title
Abandoning Women to Their Rights: What Happens When Feminist Jurisprudence Ignores Birthing Rights
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2012
Keywords
childbirth, maternity care, gender discrimination, women's rights, pregnancy
Abstract
The goals of the Article are twofold. First, this Article will demonstrate that while birthing rights issues have been familiar areas of concern for feminist scholarship on women's rights to privacy and equality, neglecting to integrate this work into the law school classroom fails to promote effective legal advocacy for pregnant women. The violation of women's rights during childbirth is a more common problem than reported legal opinions indicate, and few lawyers are prepared to protect clients prospectively or to vindicate women's rights post-childbirth.
Journal
19 Cardozo Journal of Law & Gender101 (2012).
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Health Law and Policy | Law and Gender
Recommended Citation
19 Cardozo Journal of Law & Gender 101 (2012).
Included in
Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, Health Law and Policy Commons, Law and Gender Commons