Scarlet A: The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Ordinary Abortion

297 Pages·2018·1.62 MB·English

by  Katie Watson

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SCARLET A
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SCARLET A
The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Ordinary Abortion
Katie Watson
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For the mother and father who made me, and the husband and
son who sustain me. The luck of having you is astounding.
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CONTENTS
Introduction  1
A Note on Terminology  13
Pseudonyms  15
1. Ordinary Abortion: Common and Clandestine  17
2. Abortion Storytelling: Law, Masterplots,
and Counter- Narratives  39
3. Abortion Conversation: Mapping a Minefield 79
4. Abortion Ethics I: Whether  99
5. Abortion Ethics II: When  145
6. Abortion Politics: Trojan Horses, Russian Dolls,
and Realpolitik  175
Epilogue  219
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Acknowledgments  233
A Note on Methods 237
Notes  239
Index  267
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