A Woman's Right to an Abortion : Roe V. Wade [1 ed.] 9780766084254, 9780766084247

Abortion has long been a hot-button issue. In 1973, in the landmark case of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court finally decid

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A Woman's Right to an Abortion : Roe V. Wade [1 ed.]
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In the past decade, right-wing efforts to end legal abortion in the United States have reached a fever pitch, with anti-

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An in-depth look at the legacy of Roe v. Wade, and on-the-ground reporting from the front lines of the battle to protect

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A unique introduction to the constitutional arguments for and against the right to abortion In January 1973, the Suprem

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On April 16, 1972, ten thousand people gathered in Central Park to protest New York's liberal abortion law. Emotion

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The landmark case Roe v. Wade helped cement a redefinition of family: it is now commonplace for Americans to treat havin

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A thrilling, behind-the-scenes account of the revolutionary Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling. The Justices Behind Roe V

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Abortion is--and always has been--an arena for contesting power relations between women and men. When in 1973 the Suprem

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American politics changed forever in January 1973: the Watergate burglars went on trial, the administration negotiated a

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