A Question of Choice

I had the opportunity to meet and talk with Sarah Weddington while I was in college. This book was a straight forward account of the struggle for women to gain control over our bodies. A great read no matter your stance on abortion.......more

5/7. I just finished reading The Family Roe for my book club discussion, and there was very little in it about Sarah Weddington (mostly, because she did not agree to speak with the author of that book.). That book wasn't particularly flattering to her, so I went to my bookshelf and pulled out this b......more

As an interested layperson, I enjoyed reading about Sarah Weddington's experiences and legal strategy–however naively built on the constitutional right to privacy (p. 62) rather than a more inclusive right to equality–in arguing and re-arguing the landmark class action case Roe v. Wade only four y......more

I bought this book on a whim at a thrift store 1-2 years ago and stuck it on my shelf, adding it to the hundreds of books I "might" read in my lifetime. After the past few months and the speculation brought forth by the Supreme Court leak, I felt it necessary to dust this book off and give it my att......more

i love the background this book provides that breaks long-standing assumptions i'd had, namely: why abortion was illegal in the first place, and when people started giving a fuck about when life begins. i also was fascinated to learn more about the legal theories, especially regarding where else in......more