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The Resource Defenders of the unborn : the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade, Daniel K. Williams

Defenders of the unborn : the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade, Daniel K. Williams

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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movement as a Catholic cause, but by the time of the Central Park rally, that stereotype was already hopelessly outdated.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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xiv, 365 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • A clash of values
  • The political fight begins
  • Initial losses
  • National Right to Life
  • "Abortion on demand"
  • A new image
  • Progressive politics
  • National battle
  • After Roe
  • Epilogue
Isbn
9780199391646
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Defenders of the unborn : the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade
Title
Defenders of the unborn
Title remainder
the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade
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Daniel K. Williams
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Language
eng
Summary
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
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Williams, Daniel K
Dewey number
363.460973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HQ767.5.U5
LC item number
W556 2016
Literary form
non fiction
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  • National Right to Life Committee (U.S.)
  • Pro-life movement
  • Abortion
  • Abortion
  • Abortion
  • HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
  • RELIGION / Christian Life / Women's Issues
  • RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues
  • Abortion
  • Abortion
  • Abortion
  • Pro-life movement
  • United States
  • Pro-life movement / United States / History
  • Abortion / Moral and ethical aspects / United States / History
  • Abortion / Government policy / United States / History
  • Abortion / Religious aspects / Christianity
  • Schwangerschaftsabbruch
  • Bewegung
  • Lebensschutz
  • USA
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Defenders of the unborn : the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade, Daniel K. Williams
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Publication
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-337) and index
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Contents
A clash of values -- The political fight begins -- Initial losses -- National Right to Life -- "Abortion on demand" -- A new image -- Progressive politics -- National battle -- After Roe -- Epilogue
Control code
ocn907657620
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xiv, 365 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780199391646
Lccn
2015017478
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other control number
40025574547
Other physical details
illustrations
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  • (Sirsi) i9780199391646
  • (OCoLC)907657620
Label
Defenders of the unborn : the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade, Daniel K. Williams
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-337) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A clash of values -- The political fight begins -- Initial losses -- National Right to Life -- "Abortion on demand" -- A new image -- Progressive politics -- National battle -- After Roe -- Epilogue
Control code
ocn907657620
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xiv, 365 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780199391646
Lccn
2015017478
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other control number
40025574547
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780199391646
  • (OCoLC)907657620

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