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In “Fighting Mad,” UCSB professor Laury Oaks examines how infant surrender policies are being used to justify restrictions on reproductive choice—and the ongoing fight for reproductive justice in the post-Roe era.

What baby safe haven laws reveal about reproductive justice

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Debra Herrick
Nelson Lichtenstein
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Simona Pilolla
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Is housing a human right?
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History doctoral candidate Kristen Thomas-McGill on Jeopardy
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Climate concerns likely gave Democrats the White House in 2020
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Matt Perko
Jean Beaman, associate professor of sociology
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Ingrid Banks
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Carolyn Casey
Ingrid Banks, associate professor of Black studies