Essentially a Mother

A Feminist Approach to the Law of Pregnancy and Motherhood

Jennifer Hendricks

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English

University of California Press
22 June 2023

Gender studies: women; Jurisprudence & general issues; Gender & the law; Family law

Essentially a Mother argues that the law of pregnancy and motherhood has been overrun by sexist ideology. Courts have held that a pregnant woman’s nine months of gestation hardly count in her claim to parent the child she bears and that a man’s brief moment of ejaculation matters more than a woman’s labor. Armed with such dubious arguments, courts have stripped women of the right to abortion, treated surrogate mothers as mere vessels, and handed biological fathers—even those who became fathers through rape—automatic rights over women and their children. In this incisive and groundbreaking book, Jennifer Hendricks argues that feminists must overthrow the skewed value system that subordinates women, devalues caregiving, and denies too many the right to parent.

By: Jennifer Hendricks
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780520388260
ISBN 10: 0520388267
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 22 June 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Introduction PART ONE SEX DIFFERENCE AND ACCOMMODATION 1 • Mothers at Work 2 • Fathers at Home 3 • What the Law Protects . . . 4 • . . . and Why PART TWO THE COLLAPSE OF THE CARETAKING 5 • Expanding Fathers’ Rights against Mothers 6 • Sidelining Inconvenient Fathers 7 • Leveling Down to Genes PART THREE A FEMINIST APPROACH 8 • How to Reason from the Body 9 • The Body and Beyond Conclusion Timeline of Cases Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

Jennifer Hendricks is Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School.

Reviews for Essentially a Mother: A Feminist Approach to the Law of Pregnancy and Motherhood

"""Comprehensive yet concise. . . . Essentially a Mother arrives just when we need a reminder that it is time to update the values at the basis of American law and that relational feminism shows us how to do it."" * Jotwell * ""Jennifer Hendricks has done us all a service by problematizing a legal framework that does not respect sexual difference between men and women. In doing so, she gives us the chance to restore both humanity and justice to our law."" * Deseret News *"