A history of legal and social attitudes and policies concerning abortion.
James C. Mohr is Professor of History at the University of Maryland Baltimore County
Abortion in America, 1800-1825
p. 3
The First Wave of Abortion Legislation, 1821-1841
p. 20
The Great Upsurge of Abortion, 1840-1880
p. 46
The Social Character of Abortion in America, 1840-1880
p. 86
The Transitional Legislation of 1840-1860
p. 119
The Physicians' Crusade Against Abortion, 1857-1880
p. 147
Public Opinion and the Abortion Issue, 1860-1880
p. 147
Anti-Abortion Legislation, 1860-1880
p. 200
Anti-Abortion as American Policy, 1880-1900
p. 226
Afterword: The Roe Decision
p. 246
Notes
p. 265
Appendices
Case Studies from Medical Publications Involving Abortions in the United States, 1839-79
p. 317
Case Studies from Medical Publications Involving Abortions in the United States, 1880-1900
p. 321
Anti-Abortion Activity on the Part of State and Local Medical Societies
p. 324
Index
p. 329
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