Table of Contents
The Justices and the Advocates xi
Introduction: Solving the Puzzle of Roe v. Wade 1
Part I Mistakes
Chapter 1 The Road to Roe: Inside the Supreme Court 17
Chapter 2 The Road to Roe: Taking Abortion into the Courts 55
Chapter 3 The Red Flags the Justices Ignored: The Embarrassing Arguments in the Abortion Cases 89
Chapter 4 The Abrupt Expansion to Viability (and Beyond) 125
Chapter 5 The Medical Myth That Drove the Outcome in Roe (and Its Continuing Impact) 155
Chapter 6 The American Experience the Justices Overlooked 181
Part II Unintended Consequences
Chapter 7 The Public Health Vacuum the Justices Created 211
Chapter 8 Detrimental Reliance: The International Data on the Risks to Women 245
Chapter 9 The Costs of Schizophrenia 269
Chapter 10 The Public Is Not "Polarized" Over Abortion: What Most Americans Can Agree On 289
Chapter 11 Has Roe Solved the Problems It Was Supposed to Solve for Women? 309
Conclusion: What Will Happen on the Day After Roe? 339
Acknowledgments 353
Notes 357
Bibliography 447
Index 469