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Abuse of discretion : the inside story of Roe v. Wade / Clarke D. Forsythe.

Author/creator Forsythe, Clarke D., 1958-
Format Book and Print
Edition1st American edition.
Publication Info New York : Encounter Books, 2013.
Descriptionxiv, 477 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The road to Roe : inside the Supreme Court -- The road to Roe : taking abortion into the courts -- The red flags the justices ignored : the embarrassing arguments in the abortion cases -- The abrupt expansion to viability (and beyond) -- The medical myth that drove the outcome in Roe (and its continuing impact) -- The American experience the justices overlooked -- The public health vacuum the justices created -- Detrimental reliance : the international data on the risks to women -- The costs of schizophrenia -- The public is not "polarized" over abortion : what most Americans can agree on -- Has Roe solved the problems it was supposed to solve for women? -- What will happen on the day after Roe?
General note"New revelations from the justices' papers"--Jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 447-468) and index.
LCCN 2013003349
ISBN9781594036927 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1594036926 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781594036934 (ebk.)
ISBN1594036934 (ebk.)

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