Pro : reclaiming abortion rights / Katha Pollitt.
Pro : reclaiming abortion rights / Katha Pollitt.
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Publisher
New York : Picador, [2014]
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G 2015/1045
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Language
English
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Physical content
258 pages ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Reclaiming abortion -- What do Americans think about abortion? -- What is a person? -- Are women people? -- Six myths about abortion -- What do abortion opponents really oppose? (Hint: It's not just abortion) -- Can there be a compromise on abortion? -- Reframing motherhood.
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Publisher
New York : Picador, [2014]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
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Summary
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,...
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Full title
Pro : reclaiming abortion rights / Katha Pollitt.
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-258).
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G 2015/1045
Record Identifier
74VKO0b05vx3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKO0b05vx3
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ISBN
0312620543 (hardcover)
9780312620547 (hardcover)
DDC
363.460973
MMS ID
991022631539702626
