Liberty and Sexuality: The Right to Privacy and the Making of Roe V. Wade

Liberty and Sexuality by David J.

Garrow is a comprehensive and insightful account of the legal and political struggles that led to the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Roe v.

Wade.

This updated and expanded edition provides a detailed look at the post-Roe evolution of abortion rights battles and the wider struggle for sexual privacy.

Garrow's meticulous research uncovers the unheralded contributions of young lawyers who filed America's first abortion rights cases, as well as the inside-the-Supreme Court deliberations that produced Roe v.

Wade.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex history and ongoing struggle for reproductive rights in America.