Scarlet A: The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Ordinary Abortion

by Katie Watson

Book Overview

Winner of the NCTE George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language

Although Roe v. Wade identified abortion as a constitutional right in1973, it still bears stigma--a proverbial scarlet A. Millions of Americans have participated in or benefited from an abortion, but few want to reveal that they have done so. Approximately one in five pregnancies in the US ends in abortion. Why is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190051728
• ISBN13: 9780190051723
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"