APRIL 21

• Lynn Paltrow & Jeanne Flavin, “Arrests of and Forced Interventions on Pregnant Women in the United States, 1973-2005: Implications for Women’s Legal Status and Public Health.”

• Season 1, Episode 11, OITNB

• Season 1, Episode 12, OITNB

BLOG QUESTIONS

• Paltrow and Flavin explore incidents in which pregnant women are criminalized becuase of their pregnancy. We know that Daya becomes pregnant while in prison. Are there any similarities between Daya and the women that Paltrow and Flavin profile in their research? If not, what are the differences? How is pregnancy criminalized?