Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present

Abstract

Professor Mary Ziegler is the author of three books on abortion. Her latest book, Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present, like the first two, makes major contributions to the unfortunately divisive debates about women’s right to control their reproductive choices and the concerns of millions of Americans for the fetuses killed when women exercise those rights. Readers will not uncover Ziegler’s personal views on abortion when reading this book, which is just one of the many strengths of this wonderful new treatment of a very old topic. Talking about abortion is truly difficult in our polarized country. I once wrote the following: