The use of shackles or restraints on pregnant women is a common practice in prisons and jails in the United States. Shackling is defined as "using any...

and alleged mistreatment of jail inmates. One man died of thirst in what a coroner ruled was a homicide, and pregnant women were handcuffed and shackled...

giving a private right of action for women illegally shackled is Rhode Island. When pregnant women are shackled, the restraints are entirely controlled...

autonomy of the [state's female] citizens"). Use of restraints on pregnant women Feitshans, Ilise (1995). "Legislating to Preserve Women's Autonomy during...

healthcare needs of each prisoner". It also prohibits the use of restraints on pregnant women unless the woman "is an immediate and credible flight risk...

healthcare needs of each prisoner." It also prohibits the use of restraints on pregnant women, unless the woman "is an immediate and credible flight risk...

women who seek to terminate a pregnancy, although their use may carry risks to the health of the woman. Because "abortifacient" is a broad term used to...

during labor. These restraints may include belly chains, shackles, handcuffs, or nylon "soft restraints." The use of restraints on women so far into their...

export of tools commonly used for torture, like restraints and high-voltage electro-shock weapons. In 2001, Amnesty International released a report on "Stopping...

biological source is in women who are presently pregnant, some organizations collect urine from pregnant women to extract hCG for use in fertility treatment...

among adolescent girls and pregnant and lactating women in India, with repercussions for children's health. Violence against women, especially sexual violence...

pregnant women had to be carried out outside Poland due to the strict restraints within their own country. Poland's abortion law is also one of the most...

restrained. It also suggests that restraints have a bigger impact on safety than seating positions. A lap belt used on children will not provide as much...

submissive's being forced to wear a gag or restraints on the body. Forced masturbation in a humiliating manner. Many women want their breasts to be compared or...

"the use of physical restraints on pregnant female prisoners during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and post-delivery and justify the use of restraints with...

often a type of ring used similarly to a kynodesme. Kynodesmē was seen as a sign of restraint and abstinence, but was also related to concerns of modesty;...

systematic use of torture during the Israel-Hamas War, including rape, gang-rape, sexualized torture and mutilation of detained Palestinian men, women and children...

English author John Wyndham. It tells the tale of an English village in which the women become pregnant by brood parasitic aliens. The book has been praised...

on malnutrition have the population categorised into different groups including infants, under-five children, children, adolescents, pregnant women,...

no positive effect on re-abuse three years after shelter use.[better source needed] Additionally, with current resource restraints in the United States...

married women aged 15–49. Among them, 52% of women use modern contraceptive methods, and 10% use traditional methods. Oral pill is the most commonly used method...

Pregnant Women Act, which would have prohibited immigration officers from detaining pregnant women in most circumstances and improved conditions of care...

Springsteen fan. Though set in Tenney's hometown of Fairfield in Northern California, financial restraints mandated that the film be shot in Southern California...

the traditional family structure weakened, and the informal restraints on alcohol and drug use became less stringent. In contrast to traditions, contemporary...

smell reminding Marcos of wild jasmine flowers. She has apparently been living in the house with him and is eight months pregnant. Marcos's elderly father...

Peasant women had numerous restrictions placed on their behaviour by their lords. If a woman was pregnant, and not married, or had sex outside of marriage...

pregnant women who live in homes with lead paint inhale the dust containing lead, leading to lead exposure in the fetus. When lead pipes are used for...

permitted to exercise the right of moderate chastisement, in cases of great emergency, and use salutary restraints in every case of misbehaviour, without being...

states having no restrictions on its use. These findings indicate that there exists a healthcare gap among pregnant women that may be resolved by gender-responsive...

Freeborn women in ancient Rome were citizens (cives), but could not vote or hold political office. Because of their limited public role, women are named...