Feminist Judgments: Reproductive Justice Rewritten

Reproductive justice theory made real through re-imagining critical cases addressing pregnancy, parenting, and the law's treatment of marginalized women.

List of contents

Part I. Introduction Kimberly Mutcherson; Part II: The Feminist Judgments; 1. Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200 (1927) Jasmine E. Harris and Kim Hai Pearson; 2. Skinner v. Oklahoma, 316 U.S. 535 (1942) Radhika Rao and Thomas Williams; 3. Wyman v. James, 400 U.S. 309 (1971) Michele Gilman and Priscilla Ocen; 4. Maher v. Roe, 432 US 464 (1977) Ederlina Co and Michele Goodwin; 5. In Re Madyun, 114 Daily wash. Law. Rptr. 2233 (D.C. Super Ct. 1986) Farah Diaz-Tello and Maya Manian; 6. Johnson v. Calvert, 5 Cal. 4th 84 (1993) Cathy Sakimura and Melanie Jacobs; 7. Ferguson v. City of Charleston, 532 U.S. 67 (2000) Lisa Crooms-Robinson and Margo Kaplan; 8. State v. Oakley, 245 Wis. 2d 447 (2001) Aziza Ahmed and Solangel Maldonado; 9. Sojourner A. v. N.J. Dep't of Human Servs., 177 N.J. 318 Ann Cammett and Cynthia Soohoo; 10. K.M. v. E.G., 37 Cal. 4th 130 (2005) Nancy Polikoff and Melissa Murray; 11. Reber v. Reiss, 42 A.3d 1131 (2012) Kevin Maillard and Dara Purvis; 12. Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, 570 U.S. - -, 133 S. Ct. 2552 (2013) Rose Cuison Villazor and Nancy Dowd; 13. Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 573 U.S. __ (2014) Suzanne A. Kim and Anthony Michael Kreis; 14. Young v. UPS, 575 U.S. __ (2015) Mary Ziegler and Meredith Harbach; 15. Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt Myrisha Lewis and David Cohen; Index.

About the author

Kimberly Mutcherson is Dean and Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School in Camden. She is an expert in reproductive justice and the law and the 2013 recipient of a Center for Reproductive Rights Innovation in Scholarship Award. She received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from Columbia Law School.

Summary

Reproductive justice (RJ) is a pivotal movement that supplants the limitations of reproductive rights. This book re-imagines cases about critical RJ issues like forced sterilization, welfare caps, and abortion funding to highlight the law's impact on vulnerable populations, including people with disabilities, poor women, and women of color.

Product details

• Authors: Kimberly (Rutgers University Mutcherson, Kimberly M. (Rutgers University Mutcherson
• Assisted by: Kimberly Mutcherson (Editor), Kimberly (Rutgers University Mutcherson (Editor), Kimberly M Mutcherson (Editor), Kimberly M. Mutcherson (Editor), Kimberly M. (Rutgers University Mutcherson (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781108442350
• ISBN: 978-1-108-44235-0
• No. of pages: 402
• Series: Feminist Judgment Series: Rewritten Judicial Opinions; Feminist Judgment Series: Rewr
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; USA, LAW / General, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender & the law, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Law and society, gender issues