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100 1  Williams, Daniel K.,|eauthor. 
245 10 Defenders of the unborn :|bthe pro-life movement before 
       Roe v. Wade /|cDaniel K. Williams. 
264  1 New York :|bOxford University Press,|c[2016] 
300    xiv, 365 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-337) and 
       index. 
505 0  Introduction -- Chapter 1: A Clash of Values -- Chapter 2:
       The Political Fight Begins -- Chapter 3: Initial Losses --
       Chapter 4: National Right to Life -- Chapter 5: "Abortion 
       on Demand" -- Chapter 6: A New Image -- Chapter 7: 
       Progressive Politics -- Chapter 8: National Battle -- 
       Chapter 9: After Roe -- Epilogue. 
520    "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 divisions did not fall
       neatly along partisan or religious lines-the assembled 
       protesters were far from a bunch of fire-breathing culture
       warriors. In Defenders of the Unborn, Daniel K. Williams 
       reveals the hidden history of the pro-life movement in 
       America, showing that a cause that many see as reactionary
       and anti-feminist began as a liberal crusade for human 
       rights. For decades, the media portrayed the pro-life 
       movement as a Catholic cause, but by the time of the 
       Central Park rally, that stereotype was already hopelessly
       outdated. The kinds of people in attendance at pro-life 
       rallies ranged from white Protestant physicians, to young 
       mothers, to African American Democratic legislators-even 
       the occasional member of Planned Parenthood. One of New 
       York City's most vocal pro-life advocates was a liberal 
       Lutheran minister who was best known for his civil rights 
       activism and his protests against the Vietnam War. The 
       language with which pro-lifers championed their cause was 
       not that of conservative Catholic theology, infused with 
       attacks on contraception and women's sexual freedom. 
       Rather, they saw themselves as civil rights crusaders, 
       defending the inalienable right to life of a defenseless 
       minority: the unborn fetus. It was because of this 
       grounding in human rights, Williams argues, that the right
       -to-life movement gained such momentum in the early 1960s.
       Indeed, pro-lifers were winning the battle before Roe v. 
       Wade changed the course of history. Through a deep 
       investigation of previously untapped archives, Williams 
       presents the untold story of New Deal-era liberals who 
       forged alliances with a diverse array of activists, 
       Republican and Democrat alike, to fight for what they saw 
       as a human rights cause. Provocative and insightful, 
       Defenders of the Unborn is a must-read for anyone who 
       craves a deeper understanding of a highly-charged issue"--
       Provided by publisher. 
520    "Abortion is the most divisive issue in America's culture 
       wars, seemingly creating a clear division between 
       conservative members of the Religious Right and people who
       align themselves with socially and politically liberal 
       causes. In Defenders of the Unborn, historian Daniel K. 
       Williams complicates the history of abortion debates in 
       the United States by offering a detailed, engagingly 
       written narrative of the pro-life movement's mid-twentieth
       -century origins. He explains that the movement began long
       before Roe v. Wade, and traces its fifty-year history to 
       explain how and why abortion politics have continued to 
       polarize the nation up to the present day"--Provided by 
       publisher. 
650  0 Pro-life movement|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Abortion|xMoral and ethical aspects|zUnited States
       |xHistory. 
650  0 Abortion|xGovernment policy|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Abortion|xReligious aspects|xChristianity. 
650  7 HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.|2bisacsh 
650  7 RELIGION / Christian Life / Women's Issues.|2bisacsh 
650  7 RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Abortion|xGovernment policy.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00794593 
650  7 Abortion|xMoral and ethical aspects.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00794606 
650  7 Abortion|xReligious aspects|xChristianity.|2fast
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650  7 Pro-life movement.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01077725 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
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