Anchored in contemporary case law but enveloped in examples from popular culture medicine politics government and religion about abortion gives voice to every woman who has considered pursued or had an abortion by revealing americas muddled history and consequent warped perception of the right to terminate pregnancy sanger makes the case for more abortion talk compared to other closeted subjects of the late twentieth century including homosexuality divorce miscarriage . This item about abortion terminating pregnancy in twenty first century america by carol sanger hardcover 2995 only 15 left in stock more on the way ships from and sold by amazoncom. Pone of the most private decisions a woman can make abortion is also one of the most contentious topics in american civic life protested at rallies and politicized in party platforms terminating pregnancy is often characterized as a selfish decision by women who put their own interests above those of the fetus this background of stigma and hostility has stifled womens willingness to . In about abortion carol sanger serves up a textured heavily referenced analysis that in keeping with her other work is also witty and highly readableby connecting three themes law talk and imagery xi the book is a definitive multidisciplinary account of twenty first century abortion policy in the united states