Michelle Oberman: 3 books

Book cover of Her Body, Our Laws

Her Body, Our Laws

On the Front Lines of the Abortion War, from El Salvador to Oklahoma

by Michelle Oberman
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018

With stories from the front lines, a legal scholar journeys through distinct legal climates to understand precisely why and how the war over abortion is being fought. Drawing on her years of research in El Salvador—one of the few countries to ban abortion without exception—legal scholar...
Book cover of When Mothers Kill

When Mothers Kill

Interviews from Prison

by Michelle Oberman, Cheryl L. Meyer
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008

Winner of the 2008 Outstanding Book Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Michelle Oberman and Cheryl L. Meyer don’t write for news magazines or prime-time investigative television shows, but the stories they tell hold the same fascination. When Mothers Kill is compelling. In a clear,...
Book cover of Mothers Who Kill Their Children

Mothers Who Kill Their Children

Understanding the Acts of Moms from Susan Smith to the "Prom Mom"

by Cheryl L. Meyer, Michelle Oberman
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001

A special kind of horror is reserved for mothers who kill their children. Cases such as those of Susan Smith, who drowned her two young sons by driving her car into a lake, and Melissa Drexler, who disposed of her newborn baby in a restroom at her prom, become media sensations. Unfortunately, in addition...
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