Women's Birthing Bodies and the Law. Unauthorised Intimate Examinations, Power and Vulnerability

This is the first book to unpack'the legal and et cal issues surrounding unauthorised intimate examina us, during labour. The book uses feminist, socio-legal and pholoosophical tools to explore the issues of power ; vulnerability and autonomy. The collection challenges the perception that the law adequately addresses different manifestations of unauthorised medical touch through the lens of women's experiences of unauthorised vaginal examinations during labour.
The book unearths several broader themes that are of huge significative to lawyers and healthcare professionals such as the legal status of woman and their bodies. The book raises questions about women's experiences during childbirth in hospital settings. It explores the status of women's bodies during labour and childbirth where too-easily they become objectified, and it raises important issues around consent.
The book highlights links to the law on sexual offences and women's loss of power under the medical gaze. Women's Birthing Bodies and the Late includes contributions from leading feminist philosophers, medical professionals, and cademicsin medicine and law, and offers pioneering analysis. relevant to lawyers and healthcare professionals with an interest in medical law and ethics ; feminist theory ; criminal law ; tort law ; and human rights law.