Abortion Wars

A Half Century of Struggle, 1950-2000

Author: Rickie Solinger
ISBN: 9780520209527

In the past half century, we have moved from criminalization of abortion to legalization, although unequal access to services and violent protests continue to tear American society apart. In this provocative volume, a passionate and diverse group of abortion rights proponents--journalists, scholars, activists, lawyers, physicians, and philosophers--chronicles the evolution of one of the most intensely debated issues of our time. Unique in its attention to so many aspects of the debate, Abortion Wars places key issues such as medical practice, activism, legal strategies, and the meaning of choice in the deeply complex historical context of the past half-century. Taking the reader into the trenches of the battle over abortion rights, the contributors zero in on the key moments and turning points of this ongoing war. Rickie Solinger and Laura Kaplan discuss the covert history of abortion before Roe v. Wade, including the activities of the abortion providers called Jane. Faye Ginsburg exa

Publisher: University of California Press
Publish Date: 1998-01

Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / General, Social Science / Abortion & Birth Control

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Reproductive Issues)