Unpacking 1619 - A Heights Libraries Podcast

Episode 69 – History of Controlling Pregnancy with Kathleen Crowther


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Kathleen M. Crowther discusses her book, Policing Pregnant Bodies: From Ancient Greece to Post-Roe America. She explores the deeply rooted medical and philosophical ideas that continue to reverberate in the politics of women’s health and reproductive autonomy. From the idea that a detectable heartbeat is the voice of the unborn to why maternal mortality rates […]
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