| After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate Subjects: Abortion -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Abortion -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Pro-life movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Reproductive rights -- United States -- History -- 20th centu; Forty years after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision legalizing abortion, Roe v. Wade continues to make headlines. After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate cuts through the myths and misunderstandings to present a clear-eyed account of cultural and political responses to the landmark 1973 ruling in the decade that followed. The grassroots activists who shaped the discussion after Roe , Mary Ziegler shows, were far more fluid and diverse than the partisans dominating the debate today. Ziegler Mary : Mary Ziegler is Stearns Weaver Miller Professor of Law at Florida State University College of Law. |