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Biomedical Issues Biomedical Issues Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim The book addresses the Muslim dilemma when confronted with some of the biotechnological innovations such as those relating to abortion, infertility, contraception, etc. Analyzing these issues under b… OL10218990W
Abortion in the United States Abortion in the United States Dorothy E. McBride Abortion in the United States: A Reference Handbook offers a balanced, objective look at the ultimate iwedgei issue in American culture. This volume offers a revealing history of abortion politics an… OL10410090W
How the pro-choice movement saved America How the pro-choice movement saved America Cristina Page With a new preface by the author. In the tradition of *Backlash* and *The Morning After*, and in a political climate where Roe v. Wade is in serious jeopardy, a young activist reveals that the Pro-Li… OL12080072W
Subway girl Subway girl Peter Jacob Converse In Hong Kong, Chan Tze Man, called Simon Chan, leaves high school because he cannot master English, but when he befriends Amy, a Chinese American who knows little Chinese, their unlikely bond gives h… OL15631959W
In trouble In trouble Ellen Levine In 1950s New York, sixteen-year-old Jamie's life is unsettled since her father returned from serving time in prison for refusing to name people as Communists, when her best friend turns to Jamie for … OL15884092W
Estimates of Abortion Rate in Sri Lanka using Bongaarts Model of Proximate Determinants of Fertility Estimates of Abortion Rate in Sri Lanka using Bongaarts Model of Proximate Determinants of Fertility A.T.P.L. Abeykoon The paper makes an attempt to estimate the total abortion rate for Sri Lanka during 1993 to 2006/07 using Bongarrts model of proximate determinants of fertility. It is evident from the analysis that … OL16803348W
Hook Up Hook Up Kim Firmston Cody Manywounds's intentions are good, but it seems that every time he makes one little mistake, he gets caught. He got into some serious trouble with his friends a while ago, but since then, things … OL17426980W
Red Clocks Red Clocks Leni Zumas In this ferociously imaginative novel, abortion is once again illegal in America, in vitro fertilization is banned, and the Personhood Amendment grants rights of life, liberty, and property to every … OL19727008W
Trust women Trust women Rebecca Todd Peters "In an age where Roe v. Wade is in danger of being overturned, a minister and ethicist offers a Christian defense of abortion, arguing that we need to trust women to make moral decisions about their … OL19742409W
Dirty work Dirty work Gabriel Weston "An informed and arresting debut novel about a young surgeon in crisis, by a writer whose "exactitude of expression is rare and uncanny." (Rachel Cusk) Nancy Mullion, an obstetrician-gynecologist who… OL19982049W
Defenders of the unborn Defenders of the unborn Daniel K. Williams "On April 16, 1972, ten thousand people gathered in Central Park to protest New York's liberal abortion law. Emotions ran high, reflecting the nation's extreme polarization over abortion. Yet the div… OL20021800W
Letters to Gabriel Letters to Gabriel Karen Garver Santorum A collection of letters by the author to her unborn child with an abnormality known as "posterior urethral valve", a defect in which a valve in the urinary system does not open. As a result, the bab… OL2169579W
Jane Jane Judith Arcana Brochures and pamphlets from Jane, an abortion service in Chicago in the late 1960s and early 1970s, appear (rekeyed) in this political zine. There are also interviews with women who worked with Jane… OL24842259W
The intrusion The intrusion Kristin Detrow "Arin Welsh grew up in the foster care system. She and her husband Jake spent years entangled in a cult before breaking free. When they decided to start a family, they were thwarted by infertility. F… OL26199768W
Abortion Abortion Susan Neiburg Terkel Examines the history, legal status, ethics, politics, and medical aspects of abortion and uses personal accounts of women who have had abortions to illuminate both sides of the issue. OL2918223W
The Hand of God The Hand of God Bernard N. Nathanson He presided over 61,000 abortions--one of which was suffered by his then-girlfriend--and directed the largest abortion clinic in the world. He had helped to legalize abortion in the first place. One … OL2942155W
Peace after abortion Peace after abortion Ava Torre-Bueno This is the first psychological self-help book for the 10% of women who have significant emotional distress after an abortion. Terry Beresford, former Director of Counseling at Planned Parenthood … OL3363595W
A question of choice A question of choice Sarah Ragle Weddington On the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, women's reproductive freedom is just as contested as it was before abortion was made legal. Adding a new chapter to her celebrated book about the story beh… OL4287159W
Abortion Abortion Tricia Andryszewski Examines the changing legal, medical, and moral issues surrounding abortion before and since Roe v. Wade; considers both anti-abortion and pro-choice points of view. OL452343W
The art of political thinking The art of political thinking Welch, William viii, 225 p. ; 22 cm OL6438355W
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