Thursday, January 24, 2013

The 40- Year Evolution Of An Issue Affecting Women's Health

Misconceptions by Linda Greenhouse.  Opinionator.  The New York Times.  January 23, 2013.

A fascinating opinion piece about the evolution of Roe v. Wade.  Linda Greenhouse points out that the original decision had very little to do with women's rights.  Instead, the focus was on the rights of doctors, who faced prosecution for what they believed was protecting the best interests of their patients.  Also interesting was the role of Roe in the political strategy of Richard Nixon.  He viewed the abortion issue as a way to peel off northern Catholics from the Democratic party.  This is an interesting case study of how health mixes with law and politics.

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