Giving up baby : safe haven laws, motherhood, and reproductive justice

Oaks, Laury 1967- (Author).

Summary: "Baby safe haven" laws, which allow a parent to relinquish anewborn baby legally and anonymously at a specified institutional location-suchas a hospital or fire station-were established in every state between 1999 and2009. Promoted during a time of heated public debate over policies on abortion, sex education, teen pregnancy, adoption, welfare, immigrant reproduction, andchild abuse, safe haven laws were passed by the majority of states with littlecontest. These laws were thought to offer a solution tothe consequences of unwanted pregnancies: mothers would no longer beburdened with children th.

Record details

ISBN: 1479883077
ISBN: 9781479883073
Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 275 pages) : illustration
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Publisher: New York ; London : New York University Press, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : safe haven laws are not only about saving babies -- The work of saving babies' lives and souls -- Girls at risk of dumping their newborns -- Relinquishing motherhood : how and why safe haven surrenders happen -- The unsurpassed adoption value of safe haven babies -- Conclusion : safe haven laws and advancing reproductive justice.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.