{"product_id":"articles-of-faith-a-frontline-history-of-the-abortion-wars-paperback","title":"Articles of Faith: A Frontline History of the Abortion Wars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCynthia Gorney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNominated for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, \u003ci\u003eArticles of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful exploration of one of the most divisive issues in our recent political history, and the only book to portray the passion of both sides of the abortion conflict. \u003cbr\u003e Drawing from more than five hundred interviews as well as previously unseen archival material, Cynthia Gorney has written a compelling narrative that explores the years between \u003ci\u003eRoe\u003c\/i\u003e v. \u003ci\u003eWade\u003c\/i\u003e (1973) and \u003ci\u003eWilliam L. Webster\u003c\/i\u003e v. \u003ci\u003eReproductive Health Services\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), the first case to challenge the Roe decision before an anti-\u003ci\u003eRoe\u003c\/i\u003e court. \u003cbr\u003e Meet Judith Widdicombe, the registered nurse who runs the abortion underground in 1960s St. Louis and then the first legal clinic after \u003ci\u003eRoe\u003c\/i\u003e v. \u003ci\u003eWade.\u003c\/i\u003e And meet Samuel Lee, a young pacifist and would-be seminarian whose provocative abortion bill becomes the centerpiece of \u003ci\u003eWilliam L. Webster\u003c\/i\u003e v. \u003ci\u003eReproductive Health Services.\u003c\/i\u003e The Supreme Court case brings the two advocates head-to-head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Articles of Faith is a powerful exploration of one of the most divisive issues in our recent political history, and the only book to portray the passion of both sides of the abortion conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from more than five hundred interviews as well as previously unseen archival material, Cynthia Gorney has written a compelling narrative that explores the years between Roe v. Wade (1973) and William L. Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989), the first case to challenge the Roe decision before an anti-Roe court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Judith Widdicombe, the registered nurse who runs the abortion underground in 1960s St. Louis and then the first legal clinic after Roe v. Wade. And meet Samuel Lee, a young pacifist and would-be seminarian whose provocative abortion bill becomes the centerpiece of William L. Webster v. Reproductive Health Services. The Supreme Court case brings the two advocates head-to-head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Gorney\u003c\/b\u003e was a reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e from 1975 to 1991 and was its South American Bureau Chief from 1980 to 1982. She is Associate Professor of Journalism at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.41 x 9.02 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756944261408,"sku":"9780684867472","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e0f8132d4b37e357c5a1ef4928c9edab.webp?v=1780089889","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/articles-of-faith-a-frontline-history-of-the-abortion-wars-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}