An Open Secret : : The History of Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion in Modern Bolivia /

An Open Secret : : The History of Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion in Modern Bolivia / / Natalie L. Kimball.

Many women throughout the world face the challenge of confronting an unexpected or an unwanted pregnancy, yet these experiences are often shrouded in silence. An Open Secret draws on personal interviews and medical records to uncover the history of women’s experiences with unwanted pregnancy and abo...

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Kimball, Natalie L.,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (302 p.) :; 8 b&w images
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Legislating Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion in Bolivia
  • 2. Double Discourses: Social Attitudes on Sexuality and Reproduction
  • 3. Feelings, Attitudes, and Decisions: Reproductive Decision Making in the Urban Andes
  • 4. Navigating Unwanted Pregnancy in La Paz and El Alto, 1950s–1980s
  • 5. Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion in the Wake of Democracy, 1982–2010
  • 6. Abortion and the Law in La Paz and El Alto
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Interviewee Information
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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