Belabored A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant Women

Lyz Lenz, Natalie Peyser

eAudio - 2020

In Belabored, Lyz Lenz will "make you cry in one paragraph and snort-laugh in the next" (Chloe Angyal, contributing editor at MarieClaire.com).Written with a blend of wit, snark, and raw intimacy, Belabored is an impassioned and irreverent defense of the autonomy, rights, and dignity of pregnant people. Lenz shows how religious, historical, and cultural myths about pregnancy have warped the way we treat pregnant people: when our representatives enact laws criminalizing abortion and miscarriage, when doctors prioritize the health of the fetus over the life of the pregnant patient in front of them, when baristas refuse to serve visibly pregnant women caffeine. She also reflects on her own experiences of carrying her two children and... seeing how the sacrifices demanded during pregnancy carry over seamlessly into the cult of motherhood, where women are expected to play the narrowly defined roles of "wife" and "mother" rather than be themselves.Belabored...

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Published
Hachette Audio
Language
English
Main Authors
Lyz Lenz, Natalie Peyser
Online Access
OverDrive Resource Page
Format
MP3 audiobook, OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook
File Size195 GB
Parts6
ISBN9781549185137
Release Date8/11/2020
OverDrive Listen audiobook
File Size195 GB
ISBN9781549185137
Release Date8/11/2020