The past 20 years has witnessed a renewal of interest in feminist activism on both sides of
the Atlantic. In part this has been a response to neoliberal and neoconservative attacks, both …

Sociologist Tracy A. Weitz examines rates of abortion in the US and considers what making
abortion “rare” would mean. In doing so, she highlights the stigma associated with this …

Social movement scholarship demonstrates the importance of formula stories in raising
awareness for social causes. The stories put forth by the opposing sides of the abortion …

In this book, Lori Brown examines the relationship between space, defined physically,
legally and legislatively, and how these factors directly impact the spaces of abortion. It …

Abstract Bay-Cheng's (2015) paper on the Agency Line provides a much-needed
articulation of how neoliberal ideals are used in the US to evaluate young women's …

This is the first volume of a series of three volumes, based on the research project Kinship
and Social Security (KASS). The project is financed by the European Union's Sixth …

Wants a Fight. The current critique is informed by a reproductive justice framework,
developed by women of color scholars and activists who criticize ''a toonarrow focus on …

This dissertation examines the development and consequences of what I call women-
centered strategies within the prolife movement in the United States. While this movement …

In the literary tradition of utopian writing, both utopias and dystopias are reactions to
concerns in the present: dystopias serve as warnings, utopias as aspirations. Although …

This is the first volume of a series of three volumes, based on the research project Kinship
and Social Security (KASS). The project is financed by the European Union's Sixth …