Controlling women : what we must do now to save reproductive freedom

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"While Roe v. Wade is a household name in America, few are aware of the impact of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme Court's 1992 ruling that preserved but redefined and substantially limited abortion rights, especially for the most marginalized women. Casey rather than Roe has established the constitutional standards that today govern abortion in the U.S. When pundits talk about the reversal of Roe, they really mean the reversal of Casey....

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Abortion United States

Women's rights United States

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ISBN:

9780306925634

Edition:

First edition

Description:

viii, 296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 22 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Gender, sex, race, and power: why abortion matters
A Texas-sized win: Roe v. Wade
A high five from the supremes: the surprising story of Planned Parenthood v. Casey
A Roe-shaped piñata: five decades of abortion litigation in the U.S.
Dr. Jekyll and representative Hyde: the battle over government funding for abortion
The kids are not all right: states limit teen access to sex education, birth control, and abortion
Death by a thousand pinpricks: attacks on clinics and doctors move abortion further out of reach
In-your-face politics: abortion bans inflame the debate
A wolf at the door: new supreme court majority puts procreative and sexual freedoms at risk
Meanwhile, across the pond: a human rights approach to abortion
New tactics, new triumphs: now it's time for big ambitions
Give me an a!: abortion access for all
And the nominees are: ten steps forward
Fueling an audacious and inclusive movement: reproductive freedom in the twenty-first century

LCCN:

2021005512

Control Number:

3075299

Other Authors:

Kay, Julie F., author

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