Liberal Motherhood: Abortion Rights, Race, and Individual Sovereignty
By Hayley Wagner
No longer can abortion simply be talked about in terms of individual choice and morality—in a country where access varies from easy to impossible and where structural violence pervades society, the terms of this issue must be expanded. The highly controversial issue of abortion has become stigmatized as a kind of eternal, polarizing debate in which “Pro-Life” and “Pro-Choice” are continually at odds with no solution in sight. Especially in the last few years, varied access to and increased legislative targeting of abortion clinics in the United States has added a new facet to the debate. The decision […]