Blaming Mothers : : American Law and the Risks to Children’s Health / / Linda C. Fentiman, Linda C. Fentiman.
A gripping explanation of the biases that lead to the blaming of pregnant women and mothers.Are mothers truly a danger to their children’s health? In 2004, a mentally disabled young woman in Utah was charged by prosecutors with murder after she declined to have a Caesarian section and subsequently d...
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