When abortion was a crime ; : women, medicine, and law in the United States, 1867-1973 / Leslie J.Re agan.
As we approach the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it's crucial to look back to the time when abortion was illegal. Leslie Reagan traces the practice and policing of abortion, which although illegal was nonetheless widely available, but always with threats for both doctor and patient. In a time when many young women don't even know that there was a period when abortion was a crime, this work offers chilling and vital lessons of importance to everyone.The linking of the words "abortion" and "crime" emphasizes the difficult and painful history that is the focus of Leslie J. Reagan's important book. Her study is the first to examine the entire period during which abortion was illegal in the United States, beginning in the mid-nineteenth century and ending with Roe v. Wade in 1973. Although illegal, millions of abortions were provided during these years to women of every class, race, and marital status. The experiences and perspectives of these women, as well as their physicians and midwives, are movingly portrayed here.
Record details
- ISBN: 0520088484
- Physical Description: 387 pages
- Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, [1997]
- Copyright: ©1997
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-366) and index. |
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Subject: | Abortion > Law and legislation > United States > History. Abortion services > United States > History. Abortion > United States > History. Abortion > History. Women's health services. |
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