| Contested Lives: The Abortion Debate in an American Community, Updated Edition Updated Edition Contributor(s): Ginsburg, Faye D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520217357 ISBN-13: 9780520217355 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $31.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: Based on the struggle over a Fargo, North Dakota, abortion clinic, CONTESTED LIVES explores one of the central social conflicts of our time. Both wide-ranging and rich in detail, it speaks not simply to the abortion issue but also to the critical role of women's political activism. A new Introduction addresses resolution efforts over the last decade. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Abortion & Birth Control - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 304.660 |
| LCCN: 98216765 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 8.97" (1.05 lbs) 359 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on the struggle over a Fargo, North Dakota, abortion clinic, Contested Lives explores one of the central social conflicts of our time. Both wide-ranging and rich in detail, it speaks not simply to the abortion issue but also to the critical role of women's political activism. A new introduction addresses the events of the last decade, which saw the emergence of Operation Rescue and a shift toward more violent, even deadly, forms of anti-abortion protest. Responses to this trend included government legislation, a decline in clinics and doctors offering abortion services, and also the formation of Common Ground, an alliance bringing together activists from both sides to address shared concerns. Ginsburg shows that what may have seemed an ephemeral artifact of "Midwestern feminism" of the 1980s actually foreshadowed unprecedented possibilities for reconciliation in one of the most entrenched conflicts of our times. |