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1. The Labor of Illegibility: Lesbian and Single Motherhood According to the Law

© 2021 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2021 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. The Labor of Illegibility: Lesbian and Single Motherhood According to the Law 23
  5. 2. The Labor of Captivity: Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children 58
  6. 3. The Labor of Survival: Racism, Poverty, and the Uses of Infant Mortality Rates 92
  7. 4. The Labor of Risk: Or, How to Have a Family in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic 126
  8. 5. The Labor of “Choice”: Navigating the Abortion Debate and Lifelines of Last Resort 157
  9. Epilogue 187
  10. Acknowledgments 193
  11. Notes 199
  12. Selected Bibliography 287
  13. Index 313
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. The Labor of Illegibility: Lesbian and Single Motherhood According to the Law 23
  5. 2. The Labor of Captivity: Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children 58
  6. 3. The Labor of Survival: Racism, Poverty, and the Uses of Infant Mortality Rates 92
  7. 4. The Labor of Risk: Or, How to Have a Family in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic 126
  8. 5. The Labor of “Choice”: Navigating the Abortion Debate and Lifelines of Last Resort 157
  9. Epilogue 187
  10. Acknowledgments 193
  11. Notes 199
  12. Selected Bibliography 287
  13. Index 313
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