From Crime to Choice: The Transformation of Abortion in America

by Nanette J. Davis

Book Overview

This work provides the first broadly based documentation and analysis of the evolution of abortion from criminal act to personal choice. The author places the abortion question in the wider context of change in the social realm and in law, politics, economics, and medical practice. Dealing with the confrontation between pro-life and pro-choice groups, Davis analyzes feminist interpretations of abortion reform and discusses efforts to create a human-centered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313249296
• ISBN13: 9780313249297
• Release Date: December 1985
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"