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Abortion in America: The Origins and Evolution of National Policy, 1800-1900
Book Details
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish Date: Sep 20th, 1979
- Pages: 352
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.44in - 0.81in - 0.97lb
- EAN: 9780195026160
- Categories: • Public Policy - Social Policy• Abortion & Birth Control• Women's Studies
Praise for this book
"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