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Abortion in America the origins and evolution of national policy, 1800-1900
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Chronicles the incidence of abortion in nineteenthand twentieth-century America and the causes and processes of the profound social change which resulted, by 1900, in the nearly universal legal pro...
Chronicles the incidence of abortion in nineteenthand twentieth-century America and the causes and processes of the profound social change which resulted, by 1900, in the nearly universal legal proscription of abortion.
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- Creator
- James C. Mohr
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1979, c1978
- Physical Details
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- xii, 331 p. : ill
- ISBNs
- 9781429405805, 0195026160, 9780195026160, 1280522860, 9781280522864, 1429405805, 0199726876, 9780199726875
- OCLC
- ocm09294788, ocn870242135
- "A Galaxy book."
- "GB584."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Intro -- Contents -- one: Abortion in America, 1800-1825 -- two: The First Wave of Abortion Legislation, 1821-1841 -- three: The Great Upsurge of Abortion, 1840-1880 -- four: The Social Character of Abortion in America, 1840-1880 -- five: The Transitional Legislation of 1840-1860 -- six: The Physicians' Crusade Against Abortion, 1857-1880 -- seven: Public Opinion and the Abortion Issue, 1860-1880 -- eight: Anti-Abortion Legislation, 1860-1880 -- nine: Anti-Abortion as American Policy, 1880-1900 -- afterword: The Roe Decision -- Notes -- Appendices -- I. Case Studies from Medical Publications Involving Abortions in the United States, 1839-79 -- II. Case Studies from Medical Publications Involving Abortions in the United States, 1880-1900 -- III. Anti-Abortion Activity on the Part of State and Local Medical Societies -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W