Defenders of the unborn : the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade /
Williams, Daniel K.
Defenders of the unborn : the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade / Daniel K. Williams. - xiv, 365 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-337) and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: A Clash of Values -- Chapter 2: The Political Fight Begins -- Chapter 3: Initial Losses -- Chapter 4: National Right to Life -- Chapter 5: "Abortion on Demand" -- Chapter 6: A New Image -- Chapter 7: Progressive Politics -- Chapter 8: National Battle -- Chapter 9: After Roe -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.
"Abortion is the most divisive issue in America's culture wars, seemingly creating a clear division between conservative members of the Religious Right and people who align themselves with socially and politically liberal causes. In Defenders of the Unborn, historian Daniel K. Williams complicates the history of abortion debates in the United States by offering a detailed, engagingly written narrative of the pro-life movement's mid-twentieth-century origins. He explains that the movement began long before Roe v. Wade, and traces its fifty-year history to explain how and why abortion politics have continued to polarize the nation up to the present day"--
9780199391646 (hardback)
2015017478
Pro-life movement--History.--United States
Abortion--Moral and ethical aspects--History.--United States
Abortion--Government policy--History.--United States
Abortion--Religious aspects--Christianity.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
RELIGION / Christian Life / Women's Issues.
RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues.
HQ767.5.U5 / W556 2016
363.460973
Defenders of the unborn : the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade / Daniel K. Williams. - xiv, 365 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-337) and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: A Clash of Values -- Chapter 2: The Political Fight Begins -- Chapter 3: Initial Losses -- Chapter 4: National Right to Life -- Chapter 5: "Abortion on Demand" -- Chapter 6: A New Image -- Chapter 7: Progressive Politics -- Chapter 8: National Battle -- Chapter 9: After Roe -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.
"Abortion is the most divisive issue in America's culture wars, seemingly creating a clear division between conservative members of the Religious Right and people who align themselves with socially and politically liberal causes. In Defenders of the Unborn, historian Daniel K. Williams complicates the history of abortion debates in the United States by offering a detailed, engagingly written narrative of the pro-life movement's mid-twentieth-century origins. He explains that the movement began long before Roe v. Wade, and traces its fifty-year history to explain how and why abortion politics have continued to polarize the nation up to the present day"--
9780199391646 (hardback)
2015017478
Pro-life movement--History.--United States
Abortion--Moral and ethical aspects--History.--United States
Abortion--Government policy--History.--United States
Abortion--Religious aspects--Christianity.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
RELIGION / Christian Life / Women's Issues.
RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues.
HQ767.5.U5 / W556 2016
363.460973