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A Question of Choice
On the 20th anniversary of the momentous Roe v. Wade decision, here is the engrossing story of the case by the attorney who successfully argued it in the Supreme Court--now with a new chapter on the current situation. B/W photos.
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
September 1st 1993
by Penguin Books
(first published September 16th 1992)
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I read this book years ago. I had the great opportunity to meet and hear Sarah Weddington speak when I was in college. Roe v. Wade was a significant turning point for women and their right to choose. This book reminds us of the things that won us the right to choose and also what we risk losing if we don't continue to fight for those rights.
Aug 03, 2008
Ash
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Recommends it for:
students, activists, and progressive women
Recommended to Ash by:
Planned Parenthood Newsletter
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women-s-studies,
history
Unlike a few of the other books I read re: the abortion debate this book was pretty conversational and a quick read. It was helpful to read the memoirs of Sarah Weddington, the woman who argued Roe v. Wade before the Supreme Court, and interesting to learn her take on the question of choice and female reproductive rights.
I thought this book nicely contextualized Roe v. Wade and highlighted the critical issues that went into bringing abortion into the national spotlight. The book is not an extend...more
I thought this book nicely contextualized Roe v. Wade and highlighted the critical issues that went into bringing abortion into the national spotlight. The book is not an extend...more
I had the opportunity to meet and talk with Sarah Weddington while I was in college. This book was a straight forward account of the struggle for women to gain control over our bodies. A great read no matter your stance on abortion.
Seminal! Must read... to remember where we have been and what we risk loosing today.
I read this book to become familiar with the history of Roe v Wade and I learned the enormous impact having the choice of legal abortion accessible to us in the US. Even though it's quite an old book, the issue is very relevant today and will always be it seems. Some legal terms lost me but it wasn't too much. For all historical buffs, this is a great read coming from the lawyer who represented the plaintiff Roe herself.
With abortion rights constantly attacked and in danger of being taken away from us, I felt a need to revisit the times of Roe v. Wade.
Sarah Weddington's describes the legal process and her legal strategy of Roe V. Wade in very accessible language.
It is refreshing to read about this wonderful, intelligent, compassionate and accomplished woman especially after all the recent talk about "lipstick."
Sarah Weddington's describes the legal process and her legal strategy of Roe V. Wade in very accessible language.
It is refreshing to read about this wonderful, intelligent, compassionate and accomplished woman especially after all the recent talk about "lipstick."
sarah weddington argued her first contested case before the supreme court while in her mid-twenties. (the case was Roe v. Wade and she won.) she wrote this book about the case. it's part political history, part memoirs, and part legal thriller.
I can't believe I waited so long to read this, but it's a great story for anyone interested in reproductive rights. It also contains some excellent anecdotes about the life of a woman lawyer, well before there were very many of them running around.
A timely review of how far women's reproductive rights have come, and what we have to lose if we do not stay involved. Do we really want someone else to make those personal choices for us?
A great explanation of the origins of the landmark case from the woman who knows the most about it; as well as a good history lesson in the pre-Roe days. Highly recommended.
I heard Sarah Weddington speak at Augsburg College, and met her, she signed this copy!
very informative and left me wanting to find out more on the subject.
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“[] it is unthinkable to allow complete strangers, whether individually or collectively as state legislators or others in government, to make such personal decisions for someone else.”
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“It is time to renew the battle for reproductive rights. We have been outmaneuvered, outspent, outpostured, and outvoted by a group of single-issue activists. It has taken them nearly two decades to turn back the principles of Roe. Let's make sure it takes us a shorter time to replace protection for reproductive choice.”
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