Their Own Legal Category : State Surveillance as a Means of Criminalizing Pregnant People

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Davis-Rodak, Emma
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2022-11-01
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This project examines the state surveillance and consequential criminalization of pregnant people. It begins by investigating a set of laws and procedures that apply only to pregnant people in agreement with Grace Elizabeth Howard’s assertion that pregnant people constitute their own legal category, demonstrated through personal stories by criminalized pregnant people. The second section discusses surveillance practices currently weaponized against people of color in the United States that may soon be used to criminalize pregnant people for having abortions. The project concludes by discussing why a complete reliance on the law is insufficient for the protection of abortion in America. It details how a legalistic framework often leaves behind those who are the most vulnerable to criminalization and finishes by suggesting an abolitionist lens and a focus on radical love and mutual aid.
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