THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEMEDICALIZATION AND CRIMINALIZATION IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.

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  • Author(s): Kukura, Elizabeth
  • Source:
    Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine. 2024, Vol. 34, p217-260. 44p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      REPRODUCTIVE health; SOCIAL problems; MATERNAL health services; PUNISHMENT; CRIMINAL law
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the relationship between criminalization and demedicalization in reproductive health, particularly on perinatal care and newborn care. Other topics include how childbearing people are allegedly penalized or punished when viewed as challenging the authority of mainstream medicine, and how criminal law is being used to resolve perceived social problems.