| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 387 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-366) and index. |
| Contents |
An open secret -- Private practices -- Antiabortion campaigns, private and public -- Interrogations and investigations -- Expansion and specialization -- Raids and rules -- Repercussions -- Radicalization and reform. |
| Summary |
As we approach the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it's crucial to look back to the time when abortion was illegal. Leslie Reagan traces the practice and policing of abortion, which although illegal was nonetheless widely available, but always with threats for both doctor and patient. In a time when many young women don't even know that there was a period when abortion was a crime, this work offers chilling and vital lessons of importance to everyone. The linking of the words "abortion" and "crime" emphasizes the difficult and painful history that is the focus of Leslie J. Reagan's important b. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Abortion -- United States -- History.
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Abortion. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Abortion services -- United States -- History.
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Abortion services. |
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Abortion -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
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Abortion -- Law and legislation. |
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Abortion, Criminal -- history. |
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Abortion, Induced -- legislation & jurisprudence. |
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Women's Health Services -- history. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Reagan, Leslie J. When abortion was a crime. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1997 0520088484 (DLC) 96022568 (OCoLC)34789572 |
| ISBN |
9780520922068 (electronic book) |
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0520922069 (electronic book) |
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0585091099 (electronic book) |
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9780585091099 (electronic book) |
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0520088484 (alkaline paper) |
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9780520088481 (alkaline paper) |
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9780520088481 |
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0520216571 |
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9780520216570 |
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