A miscarriage of justice : women's reproductive lives and the law in early twentieth-century Brazil /
Roth, Cassia,
A miscarriage of justice : women's reproductive lives and the law in early twentieth-century Brazil / Cassia Roth. - 1 online resource (xv, 359 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The law of responsibility, the medicine of gender, the science of race -- Constructing motherhood : obstetricians, politicians, and the creation of a reproductive healthcare system -- Birthing life and death : childbirth, stillbirth, and maternal mortality -- A "plague of criminal abortions" : fertility control and the consolidation of medical authority -- Ouvi dizer (heard said) : rumor, sex, and race in the republican capital -- Policing pregnancy : statecraft, poverty, and reproductive health -- Prosecuting honor, defending madness : abortion and infanticide in the courts.
A Miscarriage of Justice examines the intersection of women's reproductive health and state formation in early-twentieth-century Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
9781503611337 (electronic book) 1503611337 (electronic book) (hardcover)
2019021640
1900-1999
Maternal health services--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Reproductive health--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Women--Health and hygiene--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Birth control--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Birth control--Law and legislation--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Santé de la reproduction--Histoire--Brésil--Rio de Janeiro--20e siècle.
Régulation des naissances--Histoire--Brésil--Rio de Janeiro--20e siècle.
HISTORY--South America.--Latin America
Birth control.
Birth control--Law and legislation.
Maternal health services.
Reproductive health.
Women--Health and hygiene.
Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
History.
RG963.B62 / R68 2020
362.198200981/53
A miscarriage of justice : women's reproductive lives and the law in early twentieth-century Brazil / Cassia Roth. - 1 online resource (xv, 359 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The law of responsibility, the medicine of gender, the science of race -- Constructing motherhood : obstetricians, politicians, and the creation of a reproductive healthcare system -- Birthing life and death : childbirth, stillbirth, and maternal mortality -- A "plague of criminal abortions" : fertility control and the consolidation of medical authority -- Ouvi dizer (heard said) : rumor, sex, and race in the republican capital -- Policing pregnancy : statecraft, poverty, and reproductive health -- Prosecuting honor, defending madness : abortion and infanticide in the courts.
A Miscarriage of Justice examines the intersection of women's reproductive health and state formation in early-twentieth-century Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
9781503611337 (electronic book) 1503611337 (electronic book) (hardcover)
2019021640
1900-1999
Maternal health services--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Reproductive health--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Women--Health and hygiene--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Birth control--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Birth control--Law and legislation--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Santé de la reproduction--Histoire--Brésil--Rio de Janeiro--20e siècle.
Régulation des naissances--Histoire--Brésil--Rio de Janeiro--20e siècle.
HISTORY--South America.--Latin America
Birth control.
Birth control--Law and legislation.
Maternal health services.
Reproductive health.
Women--Health and hygiene.
Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
History.
RG963.B62 / R68 2020
362.198200981/53