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It's also been a busy year here in Madeiraland.  Our three boys were joined in October by our daughter Chloe, who overnight it seems has turned 8 months old.  She, it turns out, has no inclination to take a bottle, and so she has been my constant companion.  Fortunately, she is a pretty easy-going gal.  She is certainly now well-traveled.  

Another constant companion of mine is my book manuscript, tentatively titled "The Myth of Closure," in which I analyze the impact of capital trials and executions upon victims' family members and survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing.  My conclusions are available in summary form here.  I jokingly term this project my second baby--this one, at least, does not need diapers.  I'm also excited about having drafted my first foray into the assisted reproduction area, "Common Misconceptions:  Reconciling Legal Constructions of Women in the Infertility and Abortion Contexts," available here.  In this piece, I discuss legal scholars' depictions of infertile women as poor reproductive decision-makers who are rendered irrational by a desperation to conceive with their depictions.  Interestingly enough, however, such paternalistic portrayals are shunned in the abortion context, where scholars passionately argue that pregnant women considering abortion are circumspect and trustworthy reproductive decision-makers.  Of course, these inaccurate and demeaning portrayals have serious consequences, particularly if they continue to pervade legal scholarship and become embedded in regulation or court decisions.

This month, I will be blogging most often about some very interesting tidbits from my book project and about ethnographic research and legal institutions in general.  Again, thanks for welcoming me back.