Pregnancy, Poverty and the State

Abstract

This Review of Khiara Bridges's compelling book, The Poverty of Privacy Rights, is published on the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death. In reading his pivotal speeches, sermons, and commentary, we are struck by his profound wisdom on matters related to race, class, reproductive autonomy, health, and women's equality. In 1966, King wrote a landmark speech on reproductive health and rights for his acceptance of Planned Parenthood's inaugural Margaret Sanger Award.