Reproductive Politics in the United States

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: The political and cultural landscape
	Methodology of the book
	Defining reproductive politics
	Who are the players?
	The United Nations
	Social movements
		The anti-abortion (pro-life) movement
		The reproductive rights (pro-choice) movement
		The reproductive justice movement
	Reproductive politics and the claims-making process
	Overview of the book
	References
Chapter 2: Preventing pregnancy
	When birth control was illegal
	The history of contraceptive development
		Intrauterine devices (IUD)
		The elusive male contraceptive pill
	The Affordable Care Act and the contraceptive mandate
	Title X: family planning funding
	Sterilization: liberation or oppression?
	LARCs and the future of contraception
	Discussion questions
	References
Chapter 3: Abortion politics
	Abortion in social context
	The criminalization of abortion
	Legalizing abortion: Roe v. Wade ( 1973)
	Abortion restrictions after Roe
		Public funding
		Conscience clauses or refusal clauses
		Parental involvement laws
		Informed consent, waiting periods, mandatory counseling, and ultrasound requirements
		Targeted regulation of abortion providers (TRAP laws)
		Race and sex selection
	The anti-abortion movement\'s focus on clinics
		Violence and harassment targeting clinics
		The Crisis Pregnancy Center movement
	Abortion globally
	Continuing conflicts
	Discussion questions
	References
Chapter 4: Birthing justice
	Birth outcomes in the United States
	The twilight sleep era
	The medicalization of childbirth
	The natural childbirth movement, birthing justice, and the re-emergence of midwifery
	Criminalizing pregnancy
	Family and medical leave
	Toward birthing justice
	Discussion questions
	References
Chapter 5: Sexual justice
	Sexual health
		HIV/AIDS
		Human papillomavirus (HPV)
	Regulating sexual behavior and intimacy
	Marriage
	Redefining marriage and family
	Gender identity and gender panics
	Institutionalizing heteronormativity
	Discussion questions
	References
Chapter 6: Teens and sexuality
	The out-of-control teen?
	The politics of sexuality education
	The case of emergency contraception
	The right to confidential reproductive and sexual health care
	The policing of sexuality
	Discussion questions
	References
Chapter 7: Assisted reproductive and genetic technologies
	The infertility industry
	Genetic screening
	The regulation of reproductive and genetic technology
		Assisted reproductive technology
		Genetic testing
	A new eugenics?
	Discussion questions
	References
Chapter 8: Reproduction in popular culture
	Cultural politics
	Pregnancy and childbirth in television and film
	Abortion in television and film
	Abortion in hip-hop
	Abortion in news reporting
	Destigmatizing abortion and reproductive and sexual health
	Discussion questions
	Creative works cited
	References
Chapter 9: Making sense of reproductive politics
	Linking reproduction to other social justice issues
	Political intersectionality
	The future of reproductive politics
	Discussion questions
	References
Index