Reproductive justice (RJ) is a pivotal movement that supplants the language and limitations of reproductive rights. RJ's tenets are that women have the human rights to decide if or when they'll become pregnant, whether to carry a pregnancy to term, and to parent the children they have in safe and healthy environments. Recognizing the importance of the rights at stake when the law addresses parenting and procreation, the authors in this book re-imagine judicial opinions that address the law's treatment of pregnancy and parenting. The cases cover topics such as forced sterilization, pregnancy discrimination, criminal penalties for women who take illegal drugs while pregnant, and state funding for abortion. Though some of the re-imagined cases come to the same conclusions as the originals, each rewritten opinion analyzes how these cases impact the most vulnerable populations, including people with disabilities, poor women, and women of color.

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

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.


Book Information
ISBN 9781108442350
Author Kimberly M. Mutcherson
Format Paperback
Page Count 402
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 570g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 152mm * 21mm