Abortion in the United States

Dorothy E. McBride, PhD, is professor emeritus of political science at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.Jennifer L. Keys, PhD, is professor of sociology and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence at North Central College, Naperville, IL.

• Preface,Acknowledgments,1 Background and History,Introduction,Criminalization: The 19th-Century Debate,Reform and Repeal: The Road to Decriminalization,Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton,After Roe: Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Movements Face Off,Pro-Life Movement,Pro-Choice Movement,Frames and Framing: Tools for Understanding Abortion Debates,References,2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions,Introduction,Constitutional Legality of Abortion,Amending the Constitution,Changing the Court,State Regulation of Abortion,Government Support of Abortion,Political Polarization,Hyde Amendment,Global and Domestic Funding Restrictions,Fighting for the Rights of the Unborn,Pro-Life Framing,Partial-Birth Abortion and Infanticide,Late-Term Abortions,Prenatal Drug Laws,Third-Party Fetal Killing,Fighting for the Rights of Women,Pro-Choice Framing,The Abortion Pill,Emergency Contraception,Accurate Information,Environmental Safety,Access,Stigma,Solutions and Common Ground,Shifting Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Frames,Toning Down the Rhetoric,Polling to Identify Areas of Consensus,References,3 Perspectives,Introduction,The Roots of Roe: Not Liberty, but Privacy by Trysh Travis,Normalizing Abortion: An Interview with a Reproductive Health Care Provider by Jennifer Keys,The Abortion Diary: Uncovering, Sharing, and Listening to the Archive We Hold within Our Bodies by Melissa Madera,Treating Each Other Like Drunk Girls in the Bathroom: A Pro-Life Feminist Finds Acceptance at the Women's March by Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa,Why I Work for Planned Parenthood: Debunking Common Misconceptions about America's Leading Reproductive Health Care Provider by Brigid Leahy,Pregnancy Help Centers: Offering Women Choice and Hope in the Midst of Crisis by Jay Hobbs,Fathers and Abortion by Bertha Alvarez Manninen,Who Should or Should Not Be Born?: The Collision between Reproductive Rights and Disability Rights by Stefanija Giric,4 Profiles,Introduction,People,On the Pro-Choice Side,Bill Baird (1932–),Jennifer Baumgardner (1970–),Mary Steichen Calderone (1904–1998),Gloria Feldt (1942–),Sherri Chessen Finkbine (1930–),Kim Gandy (1954–),Alan Guttmacher (1898–1974),Frances Kissling (1943–),Lawrence Lader (1919–2006),Kate Michelman (1942–),Willie Parker (1963–),Cecile Richards (1957–),Margaret Sanger (1879–1966),Eleanor Smeal (1939–),George Tiller (1941–2009),Sarah Weddington (1945–),On the Pro-Life Side,Philip Benham (1948–),Judie Brown (1944–),Marjorie Dannenfelser (1965–),Serrin Foster (1955–),Wanda Franz (1944–),Paul T. Hill (1954–2003),Henry Hyde (1924–2007),Paul Marx (1920–2010),Norma McCorvey (1947–2017),Bernard Nathanson (1926–2011),Troy Newman (1966–),Joseph M. Scheidler (1927–),Christopher Smith (1953–),Horatio Robinson Storer (1830–1922),Randall Terry (1959–),Charmaine Yoest (1964–),Organizations,Common Ground,Common Ground Network for Life and Choice,Exhale,On the Pro-Life Side,American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ),American Coalition of Life Activists (ACLA),American Life League (ALL),Americans United for Life (AUL),Army of God (AG),Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR),Center for Medical Progress (CMP),Christian Coalition of America (CCA),Concerned Women for America (CWFA),Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPC),Democrats for Life of America (DLA),Elliot Institute (EI),Family Research Council (FRC),Feminists for Life of America (FFL),Focus on the Family (FOF),Lambs of Christ (LC),Live Action (LA),March for Life Education and Defense Fund (ML),Moral Majority Coalition (MMC),National Right to Life (NRL),New Wave Feminists (NWF),Operation Rescue (OR),Operation Save America (OSA),Pharmacists for Life International (PFLI),Physicians for Life (PL),Priests for Life (PFL),Pro-Life Action League (PLAL),Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians (PLAGAL),#ProtestPP (#PPP),Republican National Coalition for Life (RNCL),Students for Life (SL),Susan B. Anthony List (SBAL),TooManyAborted.com (TMA),Traditional Values Coalition (TVC),United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB),On the Pro-Choice Side,Abortion Care Network (ACN),Abortion Conversation Project (ACP),The Abortion Diary (TAD),Abortion Rights Mobilization (ARM),Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH),American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Reproductive Freedom Project,American Law Institute (ALI),Black Women's Health Imperative (BWHI),Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC),Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR),Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice (CRRJ),Feminist Majority (FM) and Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF),Guttmacher Institute (GI),If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice,Medical Students for Choice (MSFC),NARAL Pro-Choice America,National Abortion Federation (NAF),National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW),National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH),National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF),National Organization for Women (NOW),National Women's Law Center (NWLC),Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRH),Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA),Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC),Reproductive Health Technologies Project (RHTP),Republican Majority for Choice (RMC),Sex Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS),#ShoutYourAbortion (SYA),Sistersong: Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective (SS)/Trust Black Women (TBW),Relevant Government Agencies,Internationally Focused Organizations,References,5 Data and Documents,Introduction,Current State Laws Regulating Abortion,Regulations of Abortion Practice,Limits on Public Funding,Right of Refusal,Mandatory Counseling, Waiting Periods, and Medical Accuracy,Parental Involvement,Abortion Services,Prevalence,Characteristics of Women Having Abortions,Attacks on Abortion Providers,Public Opinion Polling on Abortion Issues,Historical Documents,Comstock Act (1873),American Law Institute Model Penal Code: Abortion (1959),Abortion in Perspective by Robert M. Byrn (1966),Abortion—A Woman's Decision, A Woman's Right (1969),Redstockings Abortion Speakout (March 21, 1969),Roe v. Wade (1973),The Hyde Amendment (1976),Mexico City Policies (1984–2017),Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) (1994),Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (2003),Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt (2016),6 Resources,Introduction,Books,Understanding the Abortion Controversy in the United States,A Global Comparative Examination,Further Insights into the Pro-Choice Perspective,Further Insights into the Pro-Life Perspective,Nonprint Sources,Documentary,Feature Films,Internet Sources,7 Chronology,Glossary,Index,About the Authors,

This is a worthy addition to public libraries and collections serving undergraduates. Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduates and general readers.