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'The history of how abortion came to be banned and how women lost--for the century between approximately 1870 and 1970--rights previously thought to be natural and inherent over their own bodies is a fascinating and infuriating one.

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<br> A fascinating book which sets to rest a number of preconceptions on the subject. Easy to read and yet hard-hitting. --Marlette Rebhorn, ustin Community College<p><br> Should be an eye-opener to those who think that religious objections were at the root of anti-abortion legislation and equally to those who think that abortion has been a matter of life and death. --Carl N. Degler, Stanford University<p><br> A superb example of the way history can inform a current contentious controversy. --Journal of American History<p><br> Mohr makes it abundantly clear that Supreme Court decisions of the 1970s were not a modern weakening of moral standards but a return to what Americans believed and practiced a hundred years ago. --The Christian Century<p><br> An altogether lucid review of American abortion policy in the 19th century. --Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times<p><br>

A fascinating book which sets to rest a number of preconceptions on the subject. Easy to read and yet hard-hitting. --Marlette Rebhorn, ustin Community College<br> Should be an eye-opener to those who think that religious objections were at the root of anti-abortion legislation and equally to those who think that abortion has been a matter of life and death. --Carl N. Degler, Stanford University<br> A superb example of the way history can inform a current contentious controversy. --Journal of American History<br> Mohr makes it abundantly clear that Supreme Court decisions of the 1970s were not a modern weakening of moral standards but a return to what Americans believed and practiced a hundred years ago. --The Christian Century<br> An altogether lucid review of American abortion policy in the 19th century. --Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times<br>

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