Abortion and the Law in America, Mary Ziegler
Abortion and the Law in America, Mary Ziegler
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Abortion and the Law in America
Roe v. Wade to the Present

Author: Mary Ziegler

Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt

Unabridged: 11 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/06/2021

Synopsis

With the Supreme Court likely to reverse Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion decision, American debate appears fixated on clashing rights. The first comprehensive legal history of a vital period, Abortion and the Law in America illuminates an entirely different and unexpected shift in the terms of debate. Rather than simply championing rights, those on opposing sides battled about the policy costs and benefits of abortion and laws restricting it. This mostly unknown turn deepened polarization in ways many have missed. Never abandoning their constitutional demands, pro-choice and pro-life advocates increasingly disagreed about the basic facts. Drawing on unexplored records and interviews with key participants, Ziegler complicates the view that the Supreme Court is responsible for the escalation of the conflict. A gripping account of social-movement divides and crucial legal strategies, this book delivers a definitive recent history of an issue that transforms American law and politics to this day.

About Mary Ziegler

Mary Ziegler is a professor of law at UC Davis School of Law. She is one of the leading historians of the abortion debate and the author of four books on US law and politics, including the award-winning After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu

This book starts with the 2019 March of Life and anti-abortion events. The author beautifully describes the ethical dilemma behind the clash of the right to choose vs. the right to life of the unborn child. "The court terms of the legal debate about abortion in America have changed in multiple......more

Goodreads review by Gabrielle

Some reflections: 1. There is no such thing as a frivolous abortion. 2. The only person to make a decision about a woman’s body should be that woman. 3. Abortion is a scapegoat used to seize political power. 4. Women , most especially women of color, deserve better. Abortion rights are only a small par......more

Goodreads review by Adam

Excellent historical analysis of the legal history of Roe v. Wade. This is one of the fairest and most comprehensive books I've read on the subject. Ziegler carefully catalogs and analyzes the legal cases leading up to Roe and those that refer to it afterward. Along the way, she introduces the reade......more

Goodreads review by Scott

(Audiobook) (3.5 stars) Given how much the concept of abortion is dominating the headlines, and given that even beyond the headlines, I still don't have a full grasp of the ramifications/impacts/details, I thought I would give this book a try. To be honest, I am not sure that after reading this work......more

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