Description |
1 online resource (315 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Contents |
Beginnings -- Yearning for more choices for women -- The roots of Roe v. Wade -- Off to Washington -- Preparing for Supreme Court argument -- A great day in court -- VICTORY -- Storm clouds gathering -- Rising opposition to Roe -- Words of choice -- Remembering the past, looking to the future -- A plan to fight for reproductive rights -- A few last comments |
Summary |
On the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, women's reproductive freedom is just as contested as it was before abortion was made legal. Adding a new chapter to her celebrated book about the story behind that great legal challenge, Sarah Weddington brings up-to-date the status of choice and constitutional law. Sarah Weddington is an attorney and lecturer from Austin, Texas. She became a key figure in the reproductive rights movement when at the age of 27 she successfully argued the landmark court case that gave American women the right to abortion.--From publisher description |
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The incredible story of how a twenty-seven-year-old lawyer won Roe v. Wade, and what it means forty years later |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 12, 2024) |
Subject |
Weddington, Sarah Ragle.
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Abortion.
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Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography
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Lawyers -- United States -- Biography
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Abortion -- United States
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History.
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history (discipline)
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HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781558618138 |
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1558618139 |
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