Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, it’s clearer than ever how far attention-seeking political rhetoric about reproductive rights clashes […]
Precarity and Pregnancy
When I wrote a dissertation about literary pregnancy, I had never been pregnant. By the time I submitted a manuscript […]
Life Before Conception: Gamete Personhood in the Wake of Dobbs
In a shocking 2023 Oklahoma District Court ruling, lesbian mother Kris Williams lost custody of her son, Warren, to sperm […]
The Miscarriage of Frida Kahlo
To say that Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is one of the world’s most recognizable artists is an understatement. In recent decades, […]
The Intimate History of Confinement
From the first page, it’s clear that Dr. Jessica Cox’s Confinement: The Hidden History of Maternal Bodies in Nineteenth-Century Britain […]
Sexual Education in Schools: The Harm of Exclusion
We teach our children about the birds and the bees, but for some, this talk is as foreign as the […]
Bishops and Politicians in the Delivery Room: A Review of Bishops and Bodies: Reproductive Care in American Catholic Hospitals
“There are some situations where the mother may in fact die along with her child. But—and this is the Catholic […]
How Safe Haven Laws Fail to Protect Children and Parents
The Alabama Senate recently passed a bill that expands Safe Haven Laws, which permit the surrender of newborns at designated […]
(Still Being) Sent Away: Post-Roe Anti-Abortion Maternity Homes
In the years before Roe v. Wade, and in a context of severe stigma of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, maternity homes in […]
The Mifepristone Case Hinges on Whether or not Pregnancy Should be Considered an “Illness” – What Can We Learn When We Look for Medical Precedent?
In November 2022, a group of physicians filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) seeking to revoke […]