Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reproductive Justice and Abortion Liberation in Latin America
Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
ISBN: 978-1-5292-3687-3
Verlag: Bristol University Press
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
How can a stomach ulcer drug transform abortion access? This book tells the story of misoprostol, a medication that was ‘discovered’ as a cheap and safe method for abortion in Latin America.
This book develops three conceptual lenses: reproductive justice, mobility politics and geographies of knowledge, to explore the emergence and success of misoprostol for abortions. Chapters cover the experimentation process, activist groups, the challenges of moving the pill in clandestine contexts and how the pill interacts with the law. The book demonstrates how misoprostol, and the people who have mobilized it, have transformed abortion safety, knowledge and practices with global effects.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Abtreibung, Geburtenkontrolle: Soziale & Ethische Themen
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction
1. From the Favelas of Brazil to the WHO: The Biography of Misoprostol
2. Supporting Misoprostol Abortions: The ‘Accompaniers’ Facilitating Access
3. The Mobilities of Misoprostol: Pharmaceuticals on the Move
4. Misoprostol and the Law: Manipulating the Margins
5. Misoprostol and Its Relations: In Search of a Gold Standard
For Abortion Liberation: A Conclusion
