Roe : the history of a national obsession
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2023.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780300266108, 0300266103
Physical Desc
xviii, 248 pages ; 22 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction | 342.084 Ziegler | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Abortion -- Political aspects -- United States.
Abortion -- United States -- History.
Reproductive rights -- Law, legislation, etc. -- United States.
Reproductive rights -- Political aspects -- United States.
Reproductive rights -- Social aspects -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
Abortion -- United States -- History.
Reproductive rights -- Law, legislation, etc. -- United States.
Reproductive rights -- Political aspects -- United States.
Reproductive rights -- Social aspects -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2023.
Language
English
ISBN
9780300266108, 0300266103
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The leading U.S. expert on abortion law charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year history What explains the insistent pull of Roe v. Wade? Abortion law expert Mary Ziegler argues that the U.S. Supreme Court decision, which decriminalized abortion in 1973 and was overturned in 2022, had a hold on us that was not simply the result of polarized abortion politics. Rather, Roe took on meanings far beyond its original purpose of protecting the privacy of the doctor-patient relationship. It forced us to confront questions about sexual violence, judicial activism and restraint, racial justice, religious liberty, the role of science in politics, and much more. In this history of what the Supreme Court’s best-known decision has meant, Ziegler identifies the inconsistencies and unsettled issues in our abortion politics. She urges us to rediscover the nuance that has long resided where we would least expect to find it—in the meaning of Roe itself.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ziegler, M. (2023). Roe: the history of a national obsession . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ziegler, Mary, 1982-. 2023. Roe: The History of a National Obsession. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ziegler, Mary, 1982-. Roe: The History of a National Obsession Yale University Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ziegler, Mary. Roe: The History of a National Obsession Yale University Press, 2023.
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