TY - BOOK AU - Reagan,Leslie J. TI - When abortion was a crime: women, medicine, and law in the United States, 1867-1973 SN - 9780520922068 AV - HQ767.5.U5 R378 1997eb U1 - 363.4/6/0973 20 PY - 1997/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Umschulungswerkst�atten f�ur Siedler und Auswanderer KW - Bitterfeld KW - gnd KW - Abortion KW - United States KW - History KW - Abortion services KW - Law and legislation KW - Abortion, Criminal KW - history KW - Abortion, Induced KW - legislation & jurisprudence KW - Women's Health Services KW - Avortement KW - �Etats-Unis KW - Histoire KW - Cliniques d'avortement KW - Droit KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Abortion & Birth Control KW - bisacsh KW - MEDICAL KW - Health Policy KW - fast KW - Schwangerschaftsabbruch KW - Strafrecht KW - Abortus provocatus KW - gtt KW - Sociale aspecten KW - Juridische aspecten KW - Medische aspecten KW - USA KW - swd KW - Electronic books KW - Legislation N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-366) and index; An open secret -- Private practices -- Antiabortion campaigns, private and public -- Interrogations and investigations -- Expansion and specialization -- Raids and rules -- Repercussions -- Radicalization and reform N2 - As we approach the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it's crucial to look back to the time when abortion was illegal. Leslie Reagan traces the practice and policing of abortion, which although illegal was nonetheless widely available, but always with threats for both doctor and patient. In a time when many young women don't even know that there was a period when abortion was a crime, this work offers chilling and vital lessons of importance to everyone. The linking of the words "abortion" and "crime" emphasizes the difficult and painful history that is the focus of Leslie J. Reagan's important b UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=6862 ER -