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Book review reveals the financial markets surrounding abortion access prior to Roe v. Wade, highlighting the significant commercial groundwork that preceded legalization.
Theodore Joyce of Baruch College, CUNY reviews “The Abortion Market: Buying and Selling Access in the Era Before Roe” by Katherine J. Parkin. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Explores the ways that people bought and sold abortion access in the United States, focusing on the amount of money poured into laying the groundwork for that access, including its ultimate legalization with Roe v. Wade.”
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