Roe - The History of a National Obsession

The leading U.S. expert on abortion law charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year history
 
“Ziegler sets a brisk pace but delivers substantial depth. . . . A must-read for those seeking to understand what comes next.”—Publishers Weekly
 
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.

About the author

Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis, and author of six books on the law, history, and politics of abortion and American conservatism. She lives in Sausalito, CA.

Summary

The leading U.S. expert on abortion law charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year history

Product details

• Authors: Mary Ziegler, Ziegler Mary
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2024
• EAN: 9780300276862
• ISBN: 978-0-300-27686-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; USA, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th Century, LAW / Legal History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Legal History, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Ethical issues: abortion & birth control, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, Gender studies: women and girls, Ethical issues: abortion and birth control