عنوان

Defenders of the unborn :

شابک

0199391645

شابک

9780199391646

شماره

dltt

عنوان اصلي

Defenders of the unborn :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Daniel K. Williams

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xiv, 365 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates :

ساير جزييات

illustrations ;

ابعاد

25 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index

متن يادداشت

Introduction -- Chapter 1: A Clash of Values -- Chapter 2: The Political Fight Begins -- Chapter 3: Initial Losses -- Chapter 4: National Right to Life -- Chapter 5: "Abortion on Demand" -- Chapter 6: A New Image -- Chapter 7: Progressive Politics -- Chapter 8: National Battle -- Chapter 9: After Roe -- Epilogue

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

"On April 16, 1972, ten thousand people gathered in Central Park to protest New York's liberal abortion law. Emotions ran high, reflecting the nation's extreme polarization over abortion. Yet the divisions did not fall neatly along partisan or religious lines-the assembled protesters were far from a bunch of fire-breathing culture warriors. In Defenders of the Unborn, Daniel K. Williams reveals the hidden history of the pro-life movement in America, showing that a cause that many see as reactionary and anti-feminist began as a liberal crusade for human rights. For decades, the media portrayed the pro-life movement as a Catholic cause, but by the time of the Central Park rally, that stereotype was already hopelessly outdated. The kinds of people in attendance at pro-life rallies ranged from white Protestant physicians, to young mothers, to African American Democratic legislators-even the occasional member of Planned Parenthood. One of New York City's most vocal pro-life advocates was a liberal Lutheran minister who was best known for his civil rights activism and his protests against the Vietnam War. The language with which pro-lifers championed their cause was not that of conservative Catholic theology, infused with attacks on contraception and women's sexual freedom. Rather, they saw themselves as civil rights crusaders, defending the inalienable right to life of a defenseless minority: the unborn fetus. It was because of this grounding in human rights, Williams argues, that the right-to-life movement gained such momentum in the early 1960s. Indeed, pro-lifers were winning the battle before Roe v. Wade changed the course of history. Through a deep investigation of previously untapped archives, Williams presents the untold story of New Deal-era liberals who forged alliances with a diverse array of activists, Republican and Democrat alike, to fight for what they saw as a human rights cause. Provocative and insightful, Defenders of the Unborn is a must-read for anyone who craves a deeper understanding of a highly-charged issue"--Provided by publisher

موضوع مستند نشده

Abortion-- Government policy-- United States-- History

موضوع مستند نشده

Abortion-- Moral and ethical aspects-- United States-- History

موضوع مستند نشده

Abortion-- Religious aspects-- Christianity

موضوع مستند نشده

Pro-life movement-- United States-- History

شماره رده

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Williams, Daniel K.

تاريخ عمليات

20160302145020.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y