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- Abortion - Law and Legislation - United States
- Abortion, Legal -- United States.
- Abortion -- Government policy -- United States.
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- Library Central This link opens in a new windowLibrary Central combines SAU's book catalog and most of our databases into one unified searching interface. Use Library Central if you're looking to find a wide variety of sources with a minimum amount of searching. The sheer volume of results can be overwhelming, however, so use lots of search filters!
Selected titles in our SAU Library
Controlling Women : what we must do now to save reproductive freedom by Call Number: Library Second Floor Stacks HQ767.5.U5 K65 2021ISBN: 9780306925634Publication Date: 2021"Legal titans Kathryn Kolbert and Julie F. Kay share the story of one of the most divisive issues in American politics through behind-the-scenes personal narratives of the stunning losses and hard-earned victories in landmark abortion rights cases. They chronicle how a convergence of Supreme Court appointments and the strategies of political movements on both sides of this contentious debate have led us to a make-or-break moment for legal abortion in the United States. Most urgently, they propose a bold new strategy for engaging a fresh generation and broadening the scope of abortion rights supporters"
Abortion Regret : the new attack on reproductive freedom by Call Number: Library Second Floor Stacks HQ767.5.U5 E447 2019ISBN: 9781440839849Publication Date: 2019"[This book]: examines the historical continuity of the abortion regret narrative as a political strategy used to limit women's access to abortion; asserts that the abortion regret narrative is intimately tied to a gendered and paternalistic construction of women's divine role as mothers; examines the antiabortion movement's strategy to place the 'grieving' mother at the center of its oppositional narrative; uses interviews, textual analysis of primary sources, and content analysis of state antiabortion policies to trace the growing impact of the abortion regret narrative; and examines and reveals the antiabortion movement's calculated political motivation for using the abortion regret narrative as its primary strategy to oppose abortion rights."
Reflections on Life, Death, and the Constitution by Call Number: SAU Library Second Floor KF385 .A727 2009ISBN: 9780813125336Publication Date: 2009Includes bibliographical references and index.--The role of law in government has been increasingly scrutinized as courts struggle with controversial topics such as assisted suicide, euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment, and torture. Reflections on Life, Death, and the Constitution explores such issues by using classical standards of morality as a starting point for understanding them. Drawing on works of literature and philosophy, and on U.S. Supreme Court decisions, George Anastaplo examines the intimate relationship between human nature and constitutional law.
Scarlet A: the ethics, law, and politics of ordinary abortion by Call Number: Library Second Floor Stacks HQ767.5.U5 W38 2018ISBN: 9780190051723Publication Date: 2018
Her Body, Our Laws by Call Number: Library Third Floor Stacks RG734 .O34 2018ISBN: 9780807045527Publication Date: 2018Description: Beatriz and her case -- Assessing the impact of El Salvador's abortion ban -- The reddest state : Oklahoma's long battle over abortion law -- The abortion-minded woman and the law -- America after Roe -- Conclusion: Parting thoughts on leaving behind the abortion war.
Reproductive Justice by Call Number: Library Second Floor Stacks KF3760 .R67 2017ISBN: 9780520288201Publication Date: 2017"Reproductive Justice is a first-of-its-kind primer providing a comprehensive yet succinct description of the field. Written by two legendary scholar-activists, Reproductive Justice introduces students to an intersectional analysis of race, class, and gender politics. Clearly showing how reproductive justice is a political movement of reproductive rights and social justice, the authors illuminate how, for example, a low-income, physically -disabled woman, living in West Texas with no viable public transportation, no healthcare clinic, and no living-wage employment opportunities, faces a complex web of structural obstacles as she contemplates her sexual and reproductive intentions. Putting the lives and lived experience of women of color at the center of the book, and using a human rights analysis, the authors show how reproductive justice is significantly different from the pro-choice/anti-abortion debates that have long-dominated the headlines and mainstream political conflict. In a period in which women's reproductive lives are imperiled, Reproductive Justice provides an essential guide to understanding and mobilizing around women's rights in the 21st century. Reproductive Justice: A New Vision for the 21st Century Series publishes works that explore the contours and content of reproductive justice. The series will include primers intended for students and those new to reproductive justice as well as books of original research to continue to further knowledge and impact society."--Provided by publisher.
Roe V Wade : the abortion rights controversy in American history by Call Number: SAU Library Second Floor KF228.R59 H85 2010ISBN: 9780700617531Publication Date: 2010Includes bibliographical references and index.--Abortion becomes a crime, 1800-1900 -- Abortion and birth control, 1900-1965 -- From repression to reform, the road to Roe, 1960-1970 -- The decision in Roe, 1971-1973 -- Roe under siege, 1973-1988 -- The two Roes, 1989-1992 -- Roe in the Clinton years, 1993-2000 -- The abortion rights controversy in the Bush era -- The Roberts court confronts abortion -- Choices : the election of 2008 and beyond -- The never-ending story
When Abortion Was a Crime : women, medicine, and law in the United States, 1867-1973 by Call Number: Second Floor Stacks HQ767.5.U5 R378 1997ISBN: 0520088484Publication Date: 1997A history of the time BEFORE Roe v. Wade in America. A crucial historical context source,
Birth Strike: the hidden fight over women's work by Call Number: Library Second Floor Stacks HQ766 .B77 2019ISBN: 9781629636382Publication Date: 2019"Argues that the effort to block birth control and abortion in the United States is neither fundamentally about religion nor about politicians pandering to a right-wing base, nor is it a result of prudery or to punish women for having sex. It is about the labor of bearing and rearing children: who will do it and who will pay for it. Hidden behind the conventional explanations is a dramatic fight over women's reproductive labor."
Selected Web sites
- In first nationwide election since Roe was overturned,(2022) voters opt to protect abortion access"The Conversation is a nonprofit, independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of experts for the public good. We publish trustworthy and informative articles written by academic experts for the general public and edited by our team of journalists."
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022)From Cornell Law Library
- Abortiona great legal overview of Roe v. Wade with links to primary sources from the Cornell University Legal Information Institute. Use search box onsite to get more, including all 50 states regulations. An excellent primary source.
- U.S. Supreme Court Docket SearchPlace your key concept into the search box, below the first 3 paragraphs of text.
- Congress.goventer the key concept word into the search bar for bills up in the U.S. Congress
- US Congressional Abortion BillsUse this page to browse bills in the U.S. Congress related to the subject Abortion. Full-text of bills too. Scroll down the page.
- Iowa Legislature: Bills concerning AbortionYou can also search that keyword within:
Senate / House
Legislators
Legislation(39)
Committees
Iowa Law and Rules
Publications and Reports
Resources and Civic Education
Documentation - Center for Reproductive RightsHas many useful links, scroll down.
- Abortion Policies and Reproductive Health around the WorldExcellent source.
NexusUni database for law journals and cases (Full-Text)
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowThis interdisciplinary database includes over 17,000 full-text news sources. Also includes a wealth of company/financial information and a variety of legal cases. Can be tricky to search, but useful under the right circumstances.
Video - SAU Users Only
- Even with Roe v. Wade intact, many states have aggressively restricted abortion accessUsing this link witll give access to the transcript of the video listed above.
"Description:
Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court has many abortion rights advocates worried that the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is in imminent peril. In many places the rollback of access is already steadily progressing. Amna Nawaz reports from South Dakota, one of four states that would immediately ban all abortions if Roe were overturned."
A note to users
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