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Jane against the World: Roe V. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights

Karen Blumenthal

This narrative history examines reproductive health care and abortion rights in the United States before turning to Roe v. Wade. It describes women providing reproductive care for one another for centuries, the emergence of abortion restrictions in the mid-1800s, and Margaret Sanger’s advocacy. The account also covers Clergy Consultation Services that helped women access abortion in the 1960s. It traces the case through the Supreme Court while addressing how restrictive rules made abortion especially difficult for women without money or influential connections.

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Themes
Activism · Government And Civics · History · Medicine And Health · Social Justice
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Published
February 25, 2020
Pages
400
ISBN-13
9781626721654
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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