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The Supreme Court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade legalized abortion. Yet while the medical procedure is legal--and safe--many women across the country do not have the ability to exercise this reproductive right. Melody Rose examines abortion as a social regulatory policy, thoughtfully and thoroughly chronicling the erosion of abortion rights and availability since Roe. Paying respect to all views of this controversial topic in her engaging new book, Rose explores the success of the right-to-life movement in accumulating local and national policies that restrict access to abortion while enhancing fetal protections. In addition to a basic and brief primer on the practice and history of abortion, Rose considers the roles played by the courts, political parties, and interest groups in constructing barriers to abortion. With an examination of public opinion poll data and a look at both state and national statutory prohibitions on abortion, Rose also shows how powerful language wars have resulted in material policy alterations. Chapter-opening vignettes and vivid storytelling make this brief and topical supplement a good read that is sure to get your students thinking critically about this highly charged topic. As well, the author has augmented chapters with further reading suggestions and provocative discussion questions that invite insightful discussion and analysis.
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Rose (Portland State Univ.) has written a textbook that, although provocative, presents a balanced discussion of conflicting views in the still controversial abortion debate. During the course of these discussions, she provides a comprehensive review of the history of abortion, landmark constitutional cases on abortion, state and federal restrictions on abortion, and policy-related issues regarding recent and possibly future movement in this area. There is much to recommend this volume, including discussion questions and suggested readings at the end of each chapter and three very helpful appendixes that include landmark court cases, political party platform planks, and Web resources. Perhaps unique and most important, however, is the author's interviews with and inclusion of the viewpoints of physicians who practice in this area. Whereas some texts in this area focus on either the constitutional law or the partisan debates, this volume casts a much wider net, including chapters on the Supreme Court, state laws, party politics, and debates over amending the Constitution. Especially useful for courses in women and the law, constitutional law, and even (as a case study) more general public policy classes. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. M. W. Bowers University of Nevada, Las Vegas