Contested lives : the abortion debate in an American community /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ginsburg, Faye D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1989.
Series:NetLibrary.
EBSCO eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the updated edition
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I: Abortion and the American body politic ; 2. From the physicians' campaign to Roe v. Wade ; 3. The rise of the right-to-life movement
  • Part II: The abortion controversy in a grass-roots setting ; 4. The first phase of conflict ; 5. The clinic conflict ; 6. Interpretive battlegrounds ; 7. Angles of incidence, angles of reflection
  • Part III: "Procreation stories" ; 8. Interpreting life stories ; 9. The pro-choice narratives ; 10. The pro-life narratives
  • Part IV: Reconstructing gender in America ; 11. La longue duree ; 12. Conclusion
  • Epilogue: Pro-dialogue
  • Appendix: Female moral reform movements in America
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.