Forsythe, Clarke D., 1958-

Abuse of discretion : the inside story of Roe v. Wade / Clarke D. Forsythe. - First American edition. - 1 online resource (494 pages) : illustrations, maps

"New revelations from the justices' papers"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-468) and index.

The road to Roe : inside the Supreme Court -- The road to Roe : taking abortion into the courts -- The red flags the justices ignored : the embarrassing arguments in the abortion cases -- The abrupt expansion to viability (and beyond) -- The medical myth that drove the outcome in Roe (and its continuing impact) -- The American experience the justices overlooked -- The public health vacuum the justices created -- Detrimental reliance : the international data on the risks to women -- The costs of schizophrenia -- The public is not "polarized" over abortion : what most Americans can agree on -- Has Roe solved the problems it was supposed to solve for women? -- What will happen on the day after Roe?

9781594036934 (ebook)


Roe, Jane, 1947- --Trials, litigation, etc.
Wade, Henry--Trials, litigation, etc.


Abortion--Government policy--United States.
Abortion--Law and legislation--United States.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
Trials (Abortion)--United States.


Electronic books.

KF3771 / .F67 2013eb

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