After Roe : the lost history of the abortion debate /

After Roe : the lost history of the abortion debate /

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Forty years after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision legalizing abortion, Roe v. Wade continues to make headlines. After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate cuts through the myths and misunderstandings to present a clear-eyed account of cultural and political responses to the l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ziegler, Mary, 1982-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Abortion > United States > History > 20th century.
Abortion > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
Pro-life movement > United States > History > 20th century.
Reproductive rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: The pro-life movement after Roe. Judicial activism and the pro-life movement
  • The incrementalist ascendancy
  • Part II: The abortion-rights movement after Roe. Women's rights versus population control: abortion and racial politics
  • The rise of choice: single-issue politics and privacy arguments
  • Part III: The movement-countermovement dynamic after Roe. The popular reinterpretation of Roe v. Wade
  • Compromise and polarization.