Abortion and the Law in America

A definitive legal history of the abortion debate. Tracing the evolution of the dispute from 1973 to the present, Ziegler draws on unexplored records, oral histories, and interviews with pro-life and pro-choice advocates to reveal a critical shift in the discussion—the move away from championing rights and toward the policy costs and benefits of the controversial procedure. 326 pages, softcover from Cambridge University.