Sarah Mellors Rodriguez on the History of Abortion in Modern China

Sarah Mellors Rodriguez, then Associate Professor of History at Missouri State University, joined David Fields, CEAS Associate Director, for a discussion on reproductive policies in the PRC. She shared the genesis of her first book, Reproductive Realities in Modern China: Birth Control and Abortion, 1911-2021 (Cambridge University Press, 2023) and explored the uneven trajectory of abortion from a banned practice to a staple reproductive healthcare service in China today. Listen to the full episode for a sneak peek of her current project and insights into conducting research in China! Check out Rodriguez’s earlier episode with the East Asia Now podcast from 2018: This episode was edited and mastered by Nate Gass.

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Sarah Mellors Rodriguez on the History of Abortion in Modern China is an episode from TransAsia & the World by East Asia Now.

This episode is 00:29:43 long.

This episode was published on Nov 18, 2024.

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