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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Frontispiece.
Foreword.
Where Americans Stand.
1: Abortion.
2: The History of Abortion.
3: The Court Considers Roe v. Wade.
4: The 1973 Decision.
5: Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
6: The Crossing-Over Ministry.
7: The Issues: Pro-Choice vs. Pro-Life.
8: Mission of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
9: Mission of the National Right to Life Committee.
10: Pros and Cons of Embryonic Stem Cell Research.
11: Rights of Minors and Other Special Cases.
12: Teens with Autism and Developmental Disabilities.
13: Partial Birth Abortion Laws.
14: Rape and Incest.
15: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Rape Victims.
16: Abortion, Race, and Religion.
17: Black Women's Reproductive History.
18: Religious Attitudes on Abortion.
19: Medical Issues.
20: Resident Training Qualifications to Perform Abortions.
21: Clinics Face TRAP Laws.
22: Violence Task Force.
23: Europe's Human Rights Court Hears Abortion Case.
24: The Politics of Abortion.
25: Sandra Day O'Connor Breaks Tradition.
26: More Danger for Girls?.
27: State Restrictions on Abortion*.
28: Abortions Guaranteed by State Constitution or Statute.
