Abortion and the law in America : Roe v. Wade to the present

Ziegler, Mary, 1982- author.

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"With the Supreme Court likely to reverse Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion decision, American debate appears fixated on clashing rights. The first comprehensive legal history of a vital period, Abortion in America illuminates an entirely different and unexpected shift in the terms of debate. Rather than simply championing rights, Mary Ziegler shows, those on opposing sides battled about the policy costs and benefits of abortion and laws restric...

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Abortion Political aspects United States History

Politics, Practical

Roe, Jane, 1947-2017 Trials, litigation, etc

Trials (Abortion) United States History

Trials (Abortion) Washington (D.C.)

Wade, Henry Trials, litigation, etc

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ISBN:

9781108735599

Description:

xvii, 312 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Roe versus Wade to the present
Roe v. Wade to the present

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Roe v. Wade and the rise of rights arguments
The Hyde Amendment and its aftermath
Launching a quest to reverse Roe
Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the family, and equal citizenship
Contesting the relationship between abortion and health care
Partial-birth abortion and who decides the costs and benefits
Polarization, religious liberty, and the war on women

LCCN:

2019038337

Control Number:

3199242

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