Table of Contents

1. Series Title
2. Title page
3. Copyright page
4. Dedication page
5. Acknowledgments
6. 1 Introduction
   1. How This Book is Different
   2. The Terms of the Abortion Debate
   3. Abortion Statistics
   4. Looking Ahead
7. 2 The Making of the Abortion Controversy
   1. Abortion in Western History
   2. Abortion in Early American History: Legal and Common
   3. The Rise of Physicians and the Criminalization of Abortion
   4. Abortion and Moral Judgment
   5. (Re-)Liberalizing Abortion Law
   6. The Making of a Public Issue
   7. Roe v. Wade
   8. Lessons from History
8. 3 The Dynamics of the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Movements
   1. Gathering Steam: The Catholic Church and the Origins of the Pro-Life Movement
   2. The NRLC and Early Pro-Life Victories
   3. The Rise of Direct Action Against Abortion
   4. Further Evolution: Crisis Pregnancy Centers
   5. Defending Roe v. Wade
   6. Movement–Countermovement Dynamics
9. 4 Public Attitudes and Beliefs about Abortion
   1. Abortion Attitudes Among Activists
   2. The “Mushy Middle”: Surveys of American Abortion Beliefs
   3. Surveys Are Not the Only Way to Assess Abortion Beliefs
   4. The Basis for Different Abortion Beliefs
   5. Complications in Understanding Abortion Beliefs
   6. Attitudes Over Time
   7. American Exceptionalism
   8. Conclusion
10. 5 The Impact of Abortion on American Politics
    1. The Abortion Issue Seldom Decides Elections
    2. Abortion and Partisanship
    3. Abortion and Policy
    4. Abortion and Identity Politics
    5. Many Impacts and Meanings
11. 6 American Exceptionalism
    1. Setting the United States Apart
    2. The Institutional Causes
    3. The Ideological Causes
    4. The Historical Causes
12. 7 Stability and Change in Abortion Politics
    1. Where We Have Been
    2. Where Are We Going?
    3. What This All Means
13. References
14. Index

Guide

1. Cover
2. Table of Contents
3. Chapter 1