Cox, Pamela (2012) Marginalized Mothers, Reproductive Autonomy, and ‘Repeat Losses To Care’. Journal of Law and Society, 39 (4). pp. 541-561. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2012.00599.x
Cox, Pamela (2012) Marginalized Mothers, Reproductive Autonomy, and ‘Repeat Losses To Care’. Journal of Law and Society, 39 (4). pp. 541-561. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2012.00599.x
Cox, Pamela (2012) Marginalized Mothers, Reproductive Autonomy, and ‘Repeat Losses To Care’. Journal of Law and Society, 39 (4). pp. 541-561. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2012.00599.x
Abstract
<jats:p>Over 70,000 children are ‘looked after’ by local authorities in England and Wales. Emerging research suggests that a significant proportion of their birth parents have either already lost a child to permanent adoption or will go on to lose others. These ‘repeat loss’ cases raise difficult questions about marginalized mothers and their reproductive autonomy. This article considers past and present tactics used by the state in its attempts to limit that autonomy, including institutionalization, sterilization, long‐acting contraception, and permanent adoption. It argues that the gradual democratization of intimate citizenship over the past century, defined as a person's ability to choose and direct their intimate relationships, has obliged the contemporary state to develop new tactics which aim to build personal capacity and to balance enhanced child protection with enhanced reproductive autonomy.</jats:p>
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Source info: Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 39, Issue 4, pp. 541-561, 2012 |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Women |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology and Criminology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2013 15:48 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 19:49 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/5820 |