About Abortion: Terminating Pregnancy in Twenty-First-Century America

by Carol Sanger

Book Overview

One of the most private decisions a woman can make, abortion is also one of the most contentious topics in American civic life. Protested at rallies and politicized in party platforms, terminating pregnancy is often characterized as a selfish decision by women who put their own interests above those of the fetus. This background of stigma and hostility has stifled women's willingness to talk about abortion, which in turn distorts public and political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674737725
• ISBN13: 9780674737723
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"