"The Offspring of Drunkards": Gender, Welfare, and the Eugenic Politics of Birth Control and Alcohol Reform in the United States. Issue 3 (2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thompson, Lauren MacIvor
• Editors: Goldberg, Daniel S.
• Is Part Of: Journal of law, medicine & ethics. Volume 49:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 357
• Page End: 364
• Publication Date: 2021
• Subjects: Alcohol -- Eugenics -- Prohibition -- Pregnancy -- Birth Control; Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; Jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Legislation, Medical -- Periodicals; Legislation, Nursing -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; United States; Periodicals; 344.73041
• DOI: 10.1017/jme.2021.54
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1105

Abstract

Abstract: The social politics of women's alcohol use is controversial given current debates over maternal-fetal health, fetal alcohol syndrome, and debates about welfare. Exploring the early twentieth century intersections of Prohibition, birth control reform, and alcohol politics reveals the historical roots of current recommendations surrounding women, alcohol, and public assistance.