Author

Contributions

  • May, Kathryn E. - Contributor

Publication

1989 - Simon & Schuster, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

58,500 words, Guess

Page Count

234 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC363.4/6
  • LCCHQ767.5.U5 M477 1989
  • LCCHQ767.5.U5M477 1989

Description

Those who came of age after 1973 cannot remember the days before Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Back Rooms presents the moving testimony of women - and men - who cannot forget. This landmark oral history vividly conveys the stark choices women with unwanted pregnancies faced before abortion was legalized. Here are poignant stories of illegal "back-room" abortions and harrowing accounts of self-induced miscarriages, as well as the testimony of women who were forced to give birth on society's terms, not their own. At a time when mounting pressure from anti-abortion activists increasingly challenges the Roe v. Wade decision, this book lends authority and moral clarity to the pro-choice position.

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  • Back roomsSimon & Schuster1989

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