Defenders of the Unborn - The Pro-Life Movement Before Roe V. Wade

Zusatztext Williams provides a valuable, granular account of the politics of abortion, especially the legislative debates before Roe, and he offers an important reframing of the history. Informationen zum Autor Daniel K. Williams is Associate Professor of History at the University of West Georgia. He is author of God's Own Party: The Making of the Christian Right. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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• Authors: Daniel K Williams, Daniel K. Williams, Daniel K. (Associate Professor of Histor Williams, Daniel K. (Associate Professor of History Williams, Williams Daniel K.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9780199391646
• ISBN: 978-0-19-939164-6
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; USA, RELIGION / History, LAW / Legal History, RELIGION / Ethics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control, History of Religion, Legal History, United States of America, USA, Ethical issues: abortion & birth control, Religious ethics