Law Professor at University of Arkansas (Fayetteville). Research focus on legal recognition of stillbirth, to honor my Caleb. My work: https://t.co/tiqfTKaNBQ
Oct 11, 2021 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Here’s another wrinkle that @GreerDonley and I mention in our new paper, which concerns pregnancy loss and abortion—and fetal personhood. We ran into some research relevant to the historical debate re abortion and quickening around 14A ratification. 1/11
In her recent (wonderful!) book, The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy, historian @larafreidenfeld explores how notions of pregnancy loss, especially early miscarriage, have changed over time. 2/11
