Making Women Pay: The Hidden Costs of Fetal Rights

by Rachel Roth and Rachel Roth

Book Overview

Once backed primarily by anti-abortion activists, fetal rights claims are now promoted by a wide range of interest groups in American society. Government and corporate policies to define and enforce fetal rights have become commonplace. These developments affect all women--pregnant or not--because women are considered "potentially pregnant" for much of their lives. In her powerful and important book, Rachel Roth brings a new perspective to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080148880X
• ISBN13: 9780801488801
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

making women pay...an eye opener.

Rachel Roth sheds intellectual and logical light on some highly emotional issues. Her book covers topics such as women's employment, citizenship, and individual rights. This book does not ponder the moral question of abortion, but rather it points out the price women must pay and the burdon they bear during pregnacy. Women no loger have control over their bodies and in some cases are forced into unwanted medical procedures. This book should be read by all because it well documented and shows how society puts more importance on the fetus and less on the woman. However, I sometimes found this book to get a little repetative in the message it was conveying.