Roe v. Wade: The Untold Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Decision that Made Abortion Legal - Softcover

Faux, Marian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081541093X ISBN 13: 9780815410935

Publisher: Cooper Square Press, 2000

Synopsis

From the back-alley clinics of illegal abortionists to the behind-the scene deliberations of the Supreme Court justices, Roe v. Wade is a riveting history of the thorniest ethical debate ever brought before the Supreme Court. this is the bull story behind the struggle of two lawyers, Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee and their unwed, unemployed, pregnant client Norma McCorvey.

In this updated edition Faux details recent challengesand erosions to the decision―including parental consent laws and bans on partial-birth abortions―and illuminates how the ruling has impacted public attitudes and policy.

About this title

About the Author:

Marian Faux, a freelance writer, is the author of several books of nonfiction, including "Successful Freelancing". She lives in New York City.

From Library Journal:

The Supreme Court entered a major civil rights controversy in Roe v. Wade (1973), involving privacy, women's rights, and fetal rights. Fifteen years later, two authors approach the case differently, though both believe individual women must have the right to control their bodies. Faux ( Childless by Choice ) offers a detailed description of the legal maneuvers surrounding the landmark case. She reveals the legal and social factors that led to the momentous decision to test the constitutionality of the Texas abortion law, focusing on two women attorneys who developed the case. Their struggle to retain control of it provides an unusual view of politics among lawyers. Faux's analysis of the case prior to the Supreme Court decision is useful, offering important additional information for lay readers and specialists. Law professor Goldstein offers a speculative essay to uncover the central dimensions of abortion law. Providing an excellent analysis of conflicting viewpoints, he shows that existing views cannot resolve questions about privacy or right to life. Using psychoanalytic-dyadic theory, he gives a revisionist legal view of the relationship between woman and fetus, proposing a new definition of their relationship based on the rights and duties of each party. He equates a woman's love of a fetus to an element of freedom. A provocative and challenging work for specialists.Steven Puro, St. Louis Univ.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cooper Square Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 081541093X
• ISBN 13: 9780815410935
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408