Contains fifteen primary documents that provide opposing viewpoints on abortion, addressing issues of rights and constitutionality, morality, abortion activism, and abortion rights.
Traces the history of the debate over abortion in the United States both before and after the Supreme Court's 1973 decision legalizing the procedure, features a detailed look at "Roe v. Wade" and other relevant court cases, discusses the issue of late-term abortions, and considers the status of the debate in the early 2000s.
Presents editorial cartoons on abortion issues with explanations of their meanings and information on the artists, and includes an introduction on the history of abortion and a directory of related organizations.
Set in rural Maine in the first half of the twentieth century, it tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch, an obstetrician and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Clouds and of his favorite orphan, Homer, who is never adopted.
