Blaming Mothers: American Law and the Risks to Children's Health

by Linda C. Fentiman

Book Overview

A gripping explanation of the biases that lead to the blaming of pregnant women and mothers.

Are mothers truly a danger to their children's health? In 2004, a mentally disabled young woman in Utah was charged by prosecutors with murder after she declined to have a Caesarian section and subsequently delivered a stillborn child. In 2010, a pregnant woman who attempted suicide when the baby's father abandoned her was charged...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479867187
• ISBN13: 9781479867189
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"