Dispatches from the Abortion Wars: The Costs of Fanaticism to Doctors, Patients, and the Rest of Us
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- Synopsis
- Joffe (sociology, U. of California Davis and U. of California San Francisco) illustrates the costs of the "abortion wars" for those seeking abortions and those providing them, as well as American society in general, due to the violent actions and extremist politics of the fanatical sector of the anti-abortion movement. Drawing in part from interviews with providers over the past 30 years, she addresses the causes of this fanaticism, the stigma of abortion in medical culture, issues involved in training doctors, regulation, problems faced by low-income women, aspects of effective abortion care, and stories from patients and those at clinics. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Copyright:
- 2009
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780807001288
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780807035023
- Publisher:
- Beacon Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/18/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Carole Joffe
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Social Studies
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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