abortion

A sixteen-year-old feels alienated from her family while struggling with the difficult decisions surrounding her unplanned pregnancy.

Lee, a brilliant physician, is accused of murdering the beautiful daughter of an important medical family on the operating table. Only John Berry is willing to dig deeper into the seemingly open-and-shut case to save Lee.

Set in rural Maine in the first half of this century, it tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch--obstetrician and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Clouds. It is also the story of his favorite orphan, Homer, who is never adopted.

Discusses the history of abortion in the United States; examines problems, controversies, and worldwide perspectiveson the topic; and provides a chronology, biographical sketches, case studies, a directory of organizations, and lists of print and non-print resources.

Presents opposing arguments concerning various aspects of abortion.

Approximately 7 percent of all teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year. This book covers the debate of teen pregnancy, options for reducing teen pregnancy and the difficult decisions a pregnant teen has to make.

Text and photographs discuss the landmark Supreme Court decision of 1973 that ruled on women's right to abort a pregnancy.

Experts estimate that approximately 1.2 million abortions occur in the United States annually. Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines abortions.

This anthology examines five cases concerning abortion: Roe v. Wade, Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, Stenberg v. Carhart, and Gonzales v. Carhart.

Presents four Supreme Court decisions on such topics as gender equality in the workplace and abortion, along with dissenting opinions and several articles on the issues.