When abortion was a crime : women, medicine, and law in the United States, 1867-1973 /
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 tim...
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| 格式: | Licensed eBooks |
| 语言: | 英语 |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1997.
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| 在线阅读: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=6862 |
| 总结: | 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 b. |
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| 实物描述: | 1 online resource (xiii, 387 pages) : illustrations |
| 参考书目: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-366) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520922068 0520922069 0585091099 9780585091099 9786613382160 6613382167 1283382164 9781283382168 0520088484 9780520088481 0520216571 9780520216570 |