Why We Care
June, 1998
The 25th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, prompted a torrent of editorials on the history of the pro-choice movement. Many cast the battle for abortion rights as one between the sexes: A harsh patriarchal society insists on keeping women barefoot and pregnant while fundamentalists trumpet the message "Be fruitful and multiply." Opposing that view are women who used Roe vs. Wade to establish the right to choose when or if they will re...
