In this Article, I describe and examine the severe shortcomings in women's autonomy in the
context of reproductive choices in the medical arena. The reproductive choices I explore are …

This Article considers why there is not more conflict between women and their doctors in
obstetric decision-making. While patients in every other medical context have complete …

The politics of reproduction dominate the political landscape now more than ever. One area
of controversy has been informed consent statutes for abortion, which have been praised by …

I argue that public officials and health workers ought to respect and protect women's rights to
make risky choices during childbirth. Women's rights to make treatment decisions ought to …

In recent decades, there has been a social and cultural movement di-rected toward affording
pregnant, laboring, and birthing women greater autonomy and control during this vital …

This article explores the law's failure to treat pregnant women as capable of making their
own decisions concerning whether to have an abortion. The Supreme Court's decision in …

The general rule of medical treatment is that doctors may not act without a patient's informed
consent.'Informed consent promotes patient autonomy2 and safeguards the integrity of the …

Labor and delivery often involves medical interventions for which a pregnant woman must
provide consent. The expectant mother consents on her own behalf and on behalf of her …

ABSTRACT Since the Supreme Court decided Planned Parenthood of Southeastern
Pennsylvania v. Casey in 1992, there has been a race to the bottom to use the doctrine of so …

The ethical principle of autonomy gives women a funda mental right to security of person.
The principles of benefi cence and nonmaleficence are caregivers' duties to “do what is …