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Back Rooms : Voices from the Illegal Abortion Era by Ellen S. Messer, Kathryn E. May is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Back Rooms : Voices from the Illegal Abortion Era about?

Those who came of age after 1973 cannot remember the days before Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Back Rooms presents the moving testimony of women - and men - who cannot forget. This landmark oral history vividly conveys the stark choices women with unwanted pregnancies faced before abortion was legalized. Here are poignant stories of illegal "back-room" abortions and harrowing accounts of self-induced miscarriages, as well as the testimony of women who were forced to give birth on society's terms, not their own. At a time when mounting pressure from anti-abortion activists increasingly challenges the Roe v. Wade decision, this book lends authority and moral clarity to the pro-choice position.

Author

Ellen S. Messer, Kathryn E. May

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Incorporated

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780671682026

Subjects

Social Science, Gender Studies, Social_sciences

Rating

4.19 / 5 (55 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14