Feminist Research on Violence / Plataforma Feminista sobre Violencias

Building knowledge to end violence against women / Construyendo conocimiento juntas para poner fin a la violencia contra las mujeres

Arrests of and Forced Interventions on Pregnant Women in the United States, 1973-2005

In this article, researchers Lynn M. Paltrow, from National Advocates for Pregnant Women, and Jeanne Flavin, from Fordham University report and analyze on 413 cases from 1973 to 2005 in which a woman’s pregnancy was a necessary factor leading to attempted and actual deprivations of a woman’s physical liberty. Download here 

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