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The Abortion controversy : a documentary history

Author: Eva R Rubin
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.
Series: Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Genre/Form: Sources
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Eva R Rubin
ISBN: 0275965260 9780275965266
OCLC Number: 41557063
Description: xvii, 312 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Part I : before 1960 --
Abortion in historical context --
Contraception and abortion in America before 1960 - Part II : the abortion reform movement (1960-1972) --
The reformers --
Catalysts --
Reform activity in state legislatures (1967-1972) --
The politics of state legislative reform (1967-1973) --
Breakthrough in the courts --
The abortion situation worldwide --
Public opinion --
Philosophical arguments for and against the liberalization of abortion laws - Part III : the 1973 abortion cases --
The law and the cases --
The immediate reaction to the abortion decisions --
Part IV : the battle lines are drawn (1974-1980) --
State legislative action and judicial response (1974-1980) --
Amending the constitution --
Politics and elections --
Part V : the Reagan and Bush administrations and beyond (1980- ) --
National politics --
State legislation during the 1980s --
New issues and problems.
Series Title: Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues.
Responsibility: edited by Eva R. Rubin.

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