Provides a detailed account of the "Roe V. Wade" case and decision which resulted in the legalization of abortion in the U.S., features biographical background on key individuals involved in the case, and includes a selection of primary source documents.
Abortion doctor Susan Wicklund shares her experiences, discussing the effects of her occupation on her life and her daughter, her patients, and the clinics in which she has worked.
women, medicine, and law in the United States, 1867-1973
Reagan, Leslie J
1997
Addresses the history of illegal abortion in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century until 1973, exploring the practice and policing of abortions during that time.
Discusses various topics pertaining to abortion and discusses how this topic pertains to teenaged readers. Features essays that offer various perspectives on the issue and considers how this topic will evolve in years to come.
A collection of six critical essays that debate the issue of abortion, and includes model essays and writing exercises designed to help students research, outline, draft, edit, and write essays.
Explores a work of literature through the lens of the major social issues reflected in women's issues in Margaret Atrwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Also features carefully-selected content representing a variety of perspectives.
Examines the decision-making experiences of teens considering abortion, discussing their rights to an abortion, the Supreme Court's efforts to protect teens' rights to choose, and state laws imposing parental involvement in the decision.
