Reproductive Rights Issues In Popular Media: International Perspectives
by Waltraud Maierhofer /
2017 / English / PDF
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"No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her
body." Almost a century after Margaret Sanger wrote these words,
women's reproductive rights are still hotly debated in the press
and among policymakers, while film, television and other media
address issues of birth control and abortion to global audiences.
"No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her
body." Almost a century after Margaret Sanger wrote these words,
women's reproductive rights are still hotly debated in the press
and among policymakers, while film, television and other media
address issues of birth control and abortion to global audiences.
This collection of new essays brings fresh perspectives to the
study of family planning, contraception and abortion with a focus
on their representation in popular media. Topics include dramas
of adoption and abortion, telling the story of the pill, Sanger's
depiction in entertainment media, and a controversy about
demographic developments stirred by Carl Djerassi, also known as
"the father of the pill."
This collection of new essays brings fresh perspectives to the
study of family planning, contraception and abortion with a focus
on their representation in popular media. Topics include dramas
of adoption and abortion, telling the story of the pill, Sanger's
depiction in entertainment media, and a controversy about
demographic developments stirred by Carl Djerassi, also known as
"the father of the pill."
