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Author Kimball, Natalie L., author

Title An open secret : the history of unwanted pregnancy and abortion in modern Bolivia / Natalie L. Kimball
Published New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2020]

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Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Legislating Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion in Bolivia -- 2. Double Discourses: Social Attitudes on Sexuality and Reproduction -- 3. Feelings, Attitudes, and Decisions: Reproductive Decision Making in the Urban Andes -- 4. Navigating Unwanted Pregnancy in La Paz and El Alto, 1950s-1980s -- 5. Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion in the Wake of Democracy, 1982-2010 -- 6. Abortion and the Law in La Paz and El Alto -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Interviewee Information
Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
Summary "Many women throughout the world face the challenge of confronting an unexpected or an unwanted pregnancy, yet these experiences are often shrouded in silence. An Open Secret draws on personal interviews and medical records to uncover the history of women's experiences with unwanted pregnancy and abortion in the South American country of Bolivia. This Andean nation is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and mixed-race individuals who practice a range of medical traditions. Centering on the cities of La Paz and El Alto, the book explores how women decided whether to continue or terminate their pregnancies and the medical practices to which women recurred in their search for reproductive health care between the early 1950s and 2010. It demonstrates that, far from constituting private events with little impact on the public sphere, women's intimate experiences with pregnancy contributed to changing policies and services in reproductive health in Bolivia"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis Abortion, Unwanted Pregnancy, pregnancy, History, women, Open Street, Modern bolivia, latina Studies, Latino Studies, Anthropology, Health Policy, Public Health, Women's Studies, World History, Race, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, American Studies, Birth Control, South America, Social Science, Social Attitudes, Sexuality, Reproduction, Feelings, Attitudes, Decision-Making, Urban Andes, Decision, Reproductive, Democracy, 1950s, 1980s, unexpected pregnancy, Andean nation, indigenous, mixed-race, medical traditions, public sphere, intimacy, Women Intimacy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 15, 2020)
Subject Abortion -- Bolivia -- History
Unwanted pregnancy -- Bolivia -- History
Reproductive rights -- Bolivia -- History
HISTORY -- General.
Abortion
Reproductive rights
Unwanted pregnancy
Bolivia
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780813590752
0813590752
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