The Abortion Controversy / Betty Sarvis, Hyman Rodman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarvis, Betty, author.

Rodman, Hyman, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1974]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Examines the key issues of the abortion controversy as they apply to Western nations and the United States. In addition it discusses current American laws, medical practices, and the cultural aspects of abortion, especially as they relate to the African American community.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

1. Introduction: The Rise of the Abortion Controversy

2. The Moral Arguments and Legal Implications

3. Abortion Laws and Medical Practices in the United States

4. The United States Supreme Court Decision

5. The Medical Aspects of Abortion

6. Psychological Aftereffects and Partisan Psychiatry

7. Physical Aftereffects

8. Family Planning and Abortion

9. Social and Cultural Aspects of Abortion: Class and Race

10. Black Genocide

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231877411

0231877412

OCLC:

1100429966