Reproduction and the Constitution in the United States dissects the forces that shape US conflicts over birth control and abortion.
- Contains primary source documents
- Will engage students on both side of the pro-life and pro-choice debate
- Synthesizes a huge body of research in an easily digestible way for students
Mary Ziegler is Stearns Weaver Miller Professor at Florida State University College of Law, USA. Previous works include After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate (2015) and Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present (2020).
Part I: Introduction Part II: Analysis 1. Criminalizing abortion and birth control 2. The reform battle and the right to privacy 3. The fight for Roe v. Wade 4. Planned Parenthood v. Casey and undue burdens 5. The politics of science 6. Religious liberty and the intractable conflict Part III: Assessment 7. An abortion debate without end Part IV: Documents