A Question of Choice: Roe v. Wade 40th Anniversary Edition

<br><p>&quot;As a husband and as a father of a daughter, I am moved by Sarah Weddington's eloquent reminder of what Roe truly means - that our most private decisions can be made behind the closed doors of our homes, with our families, and in private conversations with our hearts.&quot; - Bill Clinton</p><br><p>&quot;A milestone. . . . She recounts with clarity and fervor the remarkable story of how she, her husband and a few other lawyers, supported by a handful of doctors and pro-choice advocates, researched and prepared briefs invoking the 'right of privacy' defense as a main argument to challenge the Texas anti-abortion law.&quot; - <i>Publishers Weekly</i></p><br><p>On the fortieth anniversary of <i>Roe v. Wade</i>, women's reproductive freedom is just as contested as it was before abortion was made legal. Adding a new chapter to her celebrated book about the story behind that great legal challenge, Sarah Weddington brings up-to-date the status of choice and constitutional law.</p><br><p><b>Sarah Weddington</b> is an attorney and lecturer from Austin Texas. She became a key figure in the reproductive rights movement when at the age of twenty-seven she successfully argued <i>Roe v. Wade</i>, the landmark court case that gave American women the right to abortion. She has served in the Texas house of representatives, and was a White House advisor to President Jimmy Carter. Weddington travels the country, lecturing on leadership and women's issues.</p><br>