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Abortion in America

The Origins and Evolution of a National Policy

James C Mohr author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:22nd Nov '79

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'The history of how abortion came to be banned and how women lost--for the century between approximately 1870 and 1970--rights previously thought to be natural and inherent over their own bodies is a fascinating and infuriating one.

"A fascinating book which sets to rest a number of preconceptions on the subject. Easy to read and yet hard-hitting."--Marlette Rebhorn, Austin Community College "Should be an eye-opener to those who think that religious objections were at the root of anti-abortion legislation and equally to those who think that abortion has been a matter of life and death."--Carl N. Degler, Stanford University "A superb example of the way history can inform a current contentious controversy."--Journal of American History "Mohr makes it abundantly clear that Supreme Court decisions of the 1970s were not a modern weakening of moral standards but a return to what Americans believed and practiced a hundred years ago."--The Christian Century "An altogether lucid review of American abortion policy in the 19th century."--Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times "The history of how abortion came to be banned and how women lost...rights previously thought to be natural and inherent over their own bodies is a fascinating and infuriating one."--Chicago Tribune

ISBN: 9780195026160

Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x 21mm

Weight: 440g

352 pages