Abortion in America : the origins and evolution of national policy, 1800-1900
James C. Mohr (Author), Oxford University Press (Publisher)
Print Book, English, 1979
Oxford University Press, Oxford [Oxfordshire, England], 1979
History
xii, 331 pages ; 22 cm
9780195026160, 0195026160
232993581
Abortion in America, 1800-1825
The first wave of abortion legislation, 1821-1841
The great upsurge of abortion, 1840-1880
The social character of abortion in America, 1840-1880
The transitional legislation of 1840-1860
The physicians' crusade against abortion, 1857-1880
Public opinion and the abortion issues, 1860-1880
Anti-abortion legislation 1860-1880
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
Reprint. Originally pub.: New York : Oxford University Press, 1978