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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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1997.
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Table of Contents:
- An open secret
- Private practices
- Antiabortion campaigns, private and public
- Interrogations and investigations
- Expansion and specialization
- Raids and rules
- Repercussions
- Radicalization and reform.