Before Roe V. Wade

Voices that Shaped the Abortion Debate Before the Supreme Court's Ruling

in English, 408 pages,
Yale Law Library, July 01, 2012
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The Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade legalized abortion – but the debate was far from over, continuing to be a political battleground to this day. Bringing to light key voices that illuminate the case and its historical context, Before Roe v. Wade looks back and recaptures how the arguments for and against abortion took shape as claims about the meaning of the Constitution – and about how the nation could best honor its commitment to dignity, liberty, equality, and life.