Wrath Of Angels The American Abortion War

by Risen, James; Thomas, Judy L

• ISBN13: 9780465092734
• ISBN10: 046509273X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-06
• Publisher: Basic Books

Summary

Here's the inside story of how the "Roe v. Wade" court decision spawned a far-reaching national movement and created a nationwide schism that still exists in America today. Why did the Supreme Court decision generate a nationwide anti-abortion movement? Why were the founders of this movement originally all men? Why did the Catholic Church refuse to become the primary sponsoring force in the movement, surrendering the role to the Fundamentalist Christian Right? Why did the movement turn to violence?

Author Biography

Jim Risen is an investigative reporter in the Washington bureau of the Los Angeles Times. Judy Thomas reports for the Kansas City Star. Both have been nominees for the Pulitzer Prize.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Authors' Note	p. xi
Inception	p. 1
Before Roe	p. 3
The Struggle for Roe	p. 23
Quickening	p. 41
The Father of Violence	p. 78
The New Militants	p. 101
The Battle of St. Louis	p. 132
John Ryan's Obsession	p. 156
Pensacola from Saint Joan to Randall Terry	p. 186
Operation Rescue	p. 215
Street Preacher	p. 217
Blood Guiltiness	p. 240
The Siege of Atlanta	p. 271
Betrayal and Breakup	p. 289
Wrath	p. 315
Wichita: Summer of Mercy?	p. 317
A Time to Kill	p. 339
Epilogue	p. 373
Bibliography	p. 379
Sources	p. 385
Index	p. 389
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