For the 262nd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes scholar, feminist writer, and author Sophie Lewis. Known for provocative books like Full Surrogacy Now, Abolish the Family, and Enemy Feminisms, Sophie challenges some of our most deeply held assumptions about pregnancy, parenthood, caregiving, and who a child belongs to. In this episode, we dive into the physical realities and risks of pregnancy, the ethics of surrogacy, reproductive labor under capitalism, and why Lewis believes our ideas about family and biological ownership deserve a closer look. We also discuss maternal mortality, the future of reproductive care, children's rights, and the surprisingly real possibility of birth strikes and artificial womb technology. For more from today's guest, Sophie Lewis: Buy Sophie's book Fully Surrogacy Now? Preorder Sophie's new book Femmephilia Follow Sophie on Check out Sophie's website Get your copy of Girl Gone Wild from ???????????????????????? or ????????????????????????Amazon????????????????????????.