Misconceiving Mothers

Author: Laura Gomez
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1566395577

Misconceiving Mothers: Legislators, Prosecutors, and the Politics of Prenatal Drug Exposure (Gender Family And The Law)

A tiny African-American baby lies in a hospital incubator, tubes protruding from his nostrils, head, and limbs. Get Misconceiving Mothers diet books 2013 for free.
"He couldn't take the hit," the caption warns. "If you're pregnant, don't take drugs." Ten years earlier, this billboard would have been largely unintelligible to many of us. But when it appeared in 1991, it immediately conjured up several powerful images: the helpless infant himself; his unseen environment, a newborn intensive care unit filled with babies crying inconsolably; and the mother who did this - crack-addicted and unrepentant. "Misconceiving Mothers" is a case study of how public policy about reproduction and crime is made. Laura E. Gomez uses secondary research and first-hand interviews with legislators and prosecutors Check Misconceiving Mothers our best diet books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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"He couldn't take the hit," the caption warns. "If you're pregnant, don't take drugs." Ten years earlier, this billboard would have been largely unintelligible to many of us. But when it appeared in 1991, it immediately conjured up several powerful images: the helpless infant himself; his unseen environment, a newborn intensive care unit filled with babies crying inconsolably; and the mother who did this - crack-addicted and unrepentant Gomez uses secondary research and first-hand interviews with legislators and prosecutors

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