Woman's Body, Woman's Right

A Social History of Birth Control in America

• Author(s): Linda Gordon,
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Pages: 570
• ISBN_10: 0140046836
  ISBN_13: 9780140046830
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Health & Fitness / General , Political Science / Civil Rights , Social Science / General , Social Science / Abortion & Birth Control ,

Description:... By 1850, most contraceptive methods and abortion were illegal in America. But in the late 19th century, American women began demanding the right to prevent or terminate pregnancy. Gordon traces the story of this controversy, and includes new material on recent movements to outlaw abortion.