Roe v. Wade at 30: what are the prospects for abortion provision? (Viewpoints). : An article from: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health [HTML]

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This digital document is an article from Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, published by The Alan Guttmacher Institute on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 4627 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation Details
Title: Roe v. Wade at 30: what are the prospects for abortion provision? (Viewpoints).
Author: Carole Joffe
Publication: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: The Alan Guttmacher Institute
Volume: 35 Issue: 1 Page: 29(5)Distributed by Thompson Gale

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At the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it is time for the inevitable stocktaking by the prochoice movement. But rather than celebrating such a landmark anniversary, many in the movement appear grimly relieved that abortion is still legal at all in the United States. It was not supposed to be like this. Acknowledging such a milestone should involve looking back on the considerable advances in public health that resulted from legalization--the dramatic reductions in rates of abortion-related death and injury, and the enormous changes in American women's lives that were enabled, in considerable part, by the availability of reliable and safe abortion services. (1) Instead, the story is about how abortion emerged as one of the most divisive...


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