An edition of When abortion was a crime (1997)

When abortion was a crime

women, medicine, and law in the United States, 1867-1973

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An edition of When abortion was a crime (1997)

When abortion was a crime

women, medicine, and law in the United States, 1867-1973

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This is the first book 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. In her eloquent account, Leslie J. Reagan uncovers the secret history of abortion in America. 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, along with their families, physicians, and midwives, are movingly portrayed in this prize-winning book. Reagan's analysis of previously untapped sources, including inquest records and trial transcripts, reveals the fragility of patient rights and raises provocative questions about the relationship between medicine and law.

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English
Pages
387

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Cover of: When Abortion Was a Crime
When Abortion Was a Crime: Women, Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973, with a New Preface
2022, University of California Press
in English
Cover of: When Abortion Was a Crime
When Abortion Was a Crime: Women, Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973, with a New Preface
2022, University of California Press
in English
Cover of: When Abortion Was a Crime
When Abortion Was a Crime: Women, Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973
September 21, 1998, University of California Press
Paperback in English
Cover of: When Abortion Was a Crime
When Abortion Was a Crime: Women, Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973
1997, University of California Press
in English
Cover of: When abortion was a crime
When abortion was a crime: women, medicine, and law in the United States, 1867-1973
1997, University of California Press
in English
Cover of: When abortion was a crime
When abortion was a crime: women, medicine and law in the United States, 1867-1973
1997, University of California Press
in English
Cover of: When Abortion Was a Crime
When Abortion Was a Crime: Women, Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973
1997, University of California Press
in English

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Edition Notes

A digital reproduction is available from E-Editions, a collaboration of the University of California Press and the California Digital Library's eScholarship program.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-366) and index.

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Berkeley

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
363.4/6/0973
Library of Congress
HQ767.5.U5 R378 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 387 p. :
Number of pages
387

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL984794M
Internet Archive
whenabortionwasc00reag
ISBN 10
0520088484
LCCN
96022568
Library Thing
23819
Goodreads
1182831

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