“Being Treated Like a Fetal Container is Enraging”: Examining Anger and Anxiety in Contemporary American Reproductive Dystopias
By: Raluca Andreescu
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Language: English
Page range: 54 - 71
Published on: Dec 11, 2023
Published by: West University of Timisoara
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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