Essentially a Mother

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A Feminist Approach to the Law of Pregnancy and Motherhood

By Jennifer Hendricks

Summary

Essentially a Mother exposes how the law surrounding pregnancy and motherhood is deeply influenced by sexist ideology. Jennifer Hendricks reveals how courts prioritise a man’s brief act over a woman’s nine months of gestation, stripping women of abortion rights, reducing surrogates to vessels, and granting biological fathers undue automatic rights. This groundbreaking work calls for feminists to challenge and reform these unjust legal values that undermine women, undervalue caregiving, and deny many the right to parent.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in feminist legal theory, women's rights, family law, and social justice. It will especially engage academics, students, legal professionals, and activists seeking to understand and reform the legal treatment of pregnancy and motherhood.

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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 labour.

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.

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Praised for its clarity and timely insight, Essentially a Mother is described as both comprehensive and concise. Jotwell highlights it as a crucial reminder to update fundamental legal values through relational feminism, while Deseret News commends Hendricks for challenging legal frameworks that ignore sexual difference, advocating for greater humanity and justice.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520388260

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 May 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 1 timeline

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 260

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About the Author

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