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Argues that abortion is a common part of a woman's reproductive life and should not be vilified, but instead accepted as a moral right that can be a force for social good. "Forty years after the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, "abortion" is still a word that is said with outright hostility by many, despite the fact that one in three American women will have terminated at least one pregnancy by menopause. Even those who support a woman's right to an abortion often qualify their support by saying abortion is a "bad thing," an "agonizing decision," making the medical procedure so remote and…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2015
    Picador · 284 pages · 9781250072665
  • Other · English · 2014
    Picador · 258 pages · 9780312620547
  • Other · English · 2014
    Picador · 9781250055842
AbortionPublic opinionGovernment policyAbortion, united statesAbortion, public opinionNew York Times reviewedReproductive rightsAbortion--united states