Jacoby provides a comprehensive social history of the abortion
abolition campaign from its beginnings following "Roe v. Wade"
through the 1996 elections. She explores the abortion abolition
effort historically, sociologically, theologically, and
politically, arguing for a deepened understanding of American
abortion opponents.
The history of the abortion abolition effort in America is
examined through three different approaches to the understanding of
collective behavior. Beginning with the immediate post-"Roe"
period, the movement is explored as a Catholic moral crusade, and
Jacoby analyzes why Catholic Americans were particularly prone to
such activity as well as why otherwise theologically compatible
Protestants were not. She then examines the effort as a major
social movement beginning around 1980. Finally, the late-1980s
development of direct action activity, most notably in the form of
Operation Rescue, is viewed in light of its connection to the
theology and expectations of religious revivalism. In her
conclusions, Jacoby provides a new model for understanding
faith-based political action. Students, teachers, and the general
public will find this book a thorough, comprehensive, and
accessible examination of the movement.
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