Beyond Choice: Reading Sigmund Freud at the End of <i>Roe</i>
After <i>Roe v. Wade</i> was overturned by the Supreme Court, pregnant people lost their Constitutional protection of abortion. The new, visible politics of susceptibility have invited a revisitation to the psychoanalytic work of Sigmund Freud. This article examines the trauma narrative...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Philosophies |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/8/6/100 |
| Summary: | After <i>Roe v. Wade</i> was overturned by the Supreme Court, pregnant people lost their Constitutional protection of abortion. The new, visible politics of susceptibility have invited a revisitation to the psychoanalytic work of Sigmund Freud. This article examines the trauma narrative of Freud’s <i>Beyond the Pleasure Principle</i> and the theory of the death drive in elaborating the enduring cultural investment in protecting fetal life while examining its implications for pregnant subjects. |
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| ISSN: | 2409-9287 |