The Story of Abortion in America: A Street-Level History, 1652 - 2022
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In 2022, the U.S Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that established abortion as a nationwide right .Pro-life advocates celebrated the decision wile opponents protested it, continuing a 370year debate about the past and present acceptability of abortion in America. Both sides need a balanced, street-level look at one of the most important issues facing the United States.
In this meticulously researched book, journalists Marvin Olasky and Leah Savas trace the cultural history of abortion form 1652 to today, focusing on the lives of people pulled -- willingly or unwillingly -- into the fray. Drawing on newspaper archives, social history, legal cases, and interviews, they tell vivid tales of abortionists on trial and mothers in distress. Advocates on both sides will encounter surprises: from the pro-life Supreme Court justice who hide out from creditors to the abortion advocate who truend a world's fair exhibit into pro-life education.
The authors challenge the conventional view that Americans accepted abortion until nineteenth-century doctors fought it to crowd out midwives. Their nuanced history examines key considerations that affected views of abortion over the centuries.