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Constrained Choice: Mothers, The State, And Domestic Violence, Rona Kaufman Kitchen
Constrained Choice: Mothers, The State, And Domestic Violence, Rona Kaufman Kitchen
Rona Kaufman Kitchen
Mothers who are the victims of domestic violence face unique challenges in their quest for safety. The legal response to domestic violence requires that mothers respond to abuse in specific state-sanctioned manners. However, when mothers respond accordingly, such as by reporting abuse and leaving the abusive relationship, their safety and the safety of their children is not guaranteed. Moreover, by responding in state-sanctioned manners, mothers risk a host of negative consequences including increased threat to their immediate and long-term safety, the loss of their children, undesired financial, health, and social consequences, and criminal prosecution. On the other hand, when mothers …
Holistic Pregnancy: Rejecting The Theory Of The Adversarial Mother, Rona Kaufman Kitchen
Holistic Pregnancy: Rejecting The Theory Of The Adversarial Mother, Rona Kaufman Kitchen
Rona Kaufman Kitchen
In its zealous effort to protect the lives and health of unborn children, the law frequently views the expecting mother with suspicion. In its most extreme form, the law regards the potential mother as a potential murderess. This perspective does not reflect the nature of pregnancy, it undermines the autonomy of loving mothers, and it is detrimental to children. Regardless of whether there is any conflict between mother and fetus, the State presumes the mother to be a threat to her fetus and subjugates her rights as a result. The State interferes with the mother’s autonomy, bodily integrity, parental rights, …
Loving Before And After The Law, Loving Before And After The Law, Angela P. Harris
Loving Before And After The Law, Loving Before And After The Law, Angela P. Harris
Angela P Harris
No abstract provided.
Teaching The Tensions, Angela P. Harris
Gender Violence, Race, And Criminal Justice, Angela P. Harris
Gender Violence, Race, And Criminal Justice, Angela P. Harris
Angela P Harris
No abstract provided.
"A(Nother) Critique Of Pure Reason": Toward Civic Virtue In Legal Education, Angela P. Harris, Marjorie Shultz
"A(Nother) Critique Of Pure Reason": Toward Civic Virtue In Legal Education, Angela P. Harris, Marjorie Shultz
Angela P Harris
No abstract provided.
"A(Nother) Critique Of Pure Reason": Toward Civic Virtue In Legal Education, Angela P. Harris, Marjorie Shultz
"A(Nother) Critique Of Pure Reason": Toward Civic Virtue In Legal Education, Angela P. Harris, Marjorie Shultz
Marjorie M. Shultz
No abstract provided.
Race And Essentialism In Feminist Legal Theory, Angela P. Harris
Race And Essentialism In Feminist Legal Theory, Angela P. Harris
Angela P Harris
No abstract provided.