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Autonomy, bodily integrity, and freedom -- all in the heart of Roe v. Wade -- collide with other powerful forces whenever a woman considers ending her pregnancy. The New Civil War examines this nexus of forces, recognizing its complexity and interrelatedness.

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• List of Contributors
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part I The Sociopolitical Context of Abortion
• Chapter 1 Federal Abortion Policy and Politics: 1973 to 1996
• Chapter 2 Why Is Abortion Such a Controversial Issue in the United States?
• Chapter 3 Barriers to Access to Abortion Services
• Chapter 4 The Impact of Antiabortion Activities on Women Seeking Abortions
• Part II The Cultural Context of Abortion
• Chapter 5 Black Women and the Question of Abortion
• Chapter 6 Latinas and Abortion
• Chapter 7 Abortion and Asian Pacific Islander Americans
• Part III Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Contexts of Abortion
• Chapter 8 The Acceptability of Medical Abortion to Women
• Chapter 9 Understanding the Relationship of Violence Against Women to Unwanted Pregnancy and Its Resolution
• Chapter 10 Testing a Model of the Psychological Consequences of Abortion
• Chapter 11 Men and Abortion: The Gender Politics of Pregnancy Resolution
• Chapter 12 Abortion Among Adolescents
• Part IV Abortion in the Context of Practice
• Chapter 13 A Cognitive Approach to Patient-Centered Abortion Care
• Chapter 14 Abortion Issues in Psychotherapy
• Chapter 15 Bringing Lessons Learned to the United States: Improving Access to Abortion Services
• Part V Conclusion
• Chapter 16 Where Do We Go From Here? Recommendations for Abortion Practice, Policy, and Research
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• About the Editors

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A collection of 15 essays on the social, cultural, political, and psychological contexts of abortion in the past quarter century, The New Civil War is a significant addition to the literature of the contemporary abortion debate. Commissioned by the American Psychological Association, the book begins with an overview of national abortion policy since 1973. Subsequent chapters address the continuing controversy over abortion; differential attitudes among women of color toward pregnancy termination; and abortion in the context of clinical psychological practice. Part 3 is the section of the book that seems to contain the freshest and most original contributions to understanding the ways in which women (and their male partners) situate themselves as individuals within the abortion debate. It includes five essays covering the relationship of abortion to violence against women, men's attitudes, and an empirical study of the psychological impact of abortion on a group of women participating in a clinical trial of Mifepristone (RU486). The book concludes with a set of recommendations in the arenas of practice, research, and policy. The New Civil War should be on the shelves of medical as well as psychological practitioners and on the reading lists of social scientists and historians concerned with reproductive issues. Upper-division undergraduates and above. M. Marsh; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden