The globalization of sterilization
The birth control movement in Puerto Rico
Gender awareness across generations
Cultural continuities and urban change
The Velez family: poverty, the cancer scare, and hysterectomies
The Robles family: social change and gender struggle
The Gomez family: under the knife again-reversing la operación
The Morales and Rivera families: tough love and sterile choices
Reproductive rights and an integral model of reproductive
freedom
Ideologies and inequities in the health care system
Toward an integral model of reproductive freedom
Iris Lopez is the director of the Latin American and Caribbean studies program and an associate professor in the department of sociology at the City College of New York. She is coauthor of Telling to Live: Latina Feminist Testimonios.
In this unique and compelling book, Iris Lopez not only encourages
a rethinking of reproductive models but features women's own voices
and life experiences. I recommend Matters of Choice to anyone
interested in learning more about how the national, class and
racist legacies of reproductive policies influence the lives of
women today.
*Researcher, Social Science Research Center, University of Puerto
Rico*
"In Matters of Choice, Iris Lopez presents a nuanced analysis of
the
multiple forces that lead to high sterilization rates of Puerto
Rican
women. Using their voices, Lopez illuminates women's
reproductive
agency, pushing us to think more deeply about the meaning of la
operación.
*professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, University of
California, Santa*
"A heart-wrenching look at US domination over working-class Puerto
Rican women that has been largely unexplored until now."
*author of The Diaspora Strikes Back*
"Matters of Choice is that rare work of scholarship whose ideas and
rich findings are central to the literatures on social movements
and gender studies. Lopez explodes the usual binary of victim vs.
free agent and helps us to imagine what real reproductive justice
might look like"
*Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Hunter College*
"Lopez presents an integrated model that moves beyond the binary of
choice and constraint to locate the experiences of Puerto Rican
women in a continuum....The integrated model provides an
opportunity to better understand how personal, cultural, social,
and historical factors operate and inform reproductive decisions.
Highly recommended."
*Choice*
"Unlike previous work on women's reproductive control, Lopez offers
a more nuanced and complex understanding as to why [sterilization]
has been so popular among Puetro Riquenas. It is written in an
engaging, clear, and accessible manner...essential reading for
those interested in the social construction of the body,
reproduction, and Latina women's experiences."
*Feminist Formations (Formerly NWSA Journal)*
"Lopez's work fills a tremendous void in the social science
literature about Puerto Rican women's lives and fertility. One of
the more impressive aspects of this work is the depth of the
ethnographic interviews: each woman's voice rings loud and clear.
Matters of Choice should be standard reading for students of the
Puerto Rican and Latina condition, and not just female students but
all students."
*Centro: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies*
In this unique and compelling book, Iris Lopez not only encourages
a rethinking of reproductive models but features women's own voices
and life experiences. I recommend Matters of Choice to anyone
interested in learning more about how the national, class and
racist legacies of reproductive policies influence the lives of
women today.
*Researcher, Social Science Research Center, University of Puerto
Rico*
"In Matters of Choice, Iris Lopez presents a nuanced analysis of
the
multiple forces that lead to high sterilization rates of Puerto
Rican
women. Using their voices, Lopez illuminates women's
reproductive
agency, pushing us to think more deeply about the meaning of la
operación.
*professor of Latin American and Latino Studies, University of
California, Santa*
"A heart-wrenching look at US domination over working-class Puerto
Rican women that has been largely unexplored until now."
*author of The Diaspora Strikes Back*
"Matters of Choice is that rare work of scholarship whose ideas and
rich findings are central to the literatures on social movements
and gender studies. Lopez explodes the usual binary of victim vs.
free agent and helps us to imagine what real reproductive justice
might look like"
*Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Hunter College*
"Lopez presents an integrated model that moves beyond the binary of
choice and constraint to locate the experiences of Puerto Rican
women in a continuum....The integrated model provides an
opportunity to better understand how personal, cultural, social,
and historical factors operate and inform reproductive decisions.
Highly recommended."
*Choice*
"Unlike previous work on women's reproductive control, Lopez offers
a more nuanced and complex understanding as to why [sterilization]
has been so popular among Puetro Riquenas. It is written in an
engaging, clear, and accessible manner...essential reading for
those interested in the social construction of the body,
reproduction, and Latina women's experiences."
*Feminist Formations (Formerly NWSA Journal)*
"Lopez's work fills a tremendous void in the social science
literature about Puerto Rican women's lives and fertility. One of
the more impressive aspects of this work is the depth of the
ethnographic interviews: each woman's voice rings loud and clear.
Matters of Choice should be standard reading for students of the
Puerto Rican and Latina condition, and not just female students but
all students."
*Centro: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies*
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