Courtroom Mama

Courtroom Mama
Name: Courtroom Mama

Courtroom Mama is feminist mother and attorney. She's a birth/women's health geek, a reproductive justice advocate, and an uppity woman of color.

She blogs at the Courtroom Mama blog and co-blogs at The Unnecesarean.

Courtroom Mama's articles

A New Documentary from Al Jazeera for Cesarean Awareness Month

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reader diary by Courtroom Mama

April 18, 2011 - 9:26pm (Print)

A new short documentary from Al Jazeera English, Birthrights: The Risk of Choice, examines the prevalence and safety of cesarean sections in the United States, and the many players within the maternity care system.

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Roe v. Wade is Not One-Size Fits All: More Reflections on Burton v. Florida

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by Courtroom Mama

August 16, 2010 - 7:30am (Print)

How much liberty and bodily integrity should the state be able to require a pregnant woman to surrender to guarantee a perfect birth, something she couldn’t guarantee even if she desperately desired it?  My answer: None.

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