The Press and Abortion, 1838-1988

Originally published in 1988, The Press and Abortion, 1838-1988 looks at how abortion has been portrayed and reported on in the press over 150 years. It was hoped that an examination of abortion history as strained through the press may help us to understand more deeply the nature of the continuing warfare. The book has two subjects - abortion and the press - and its goal was to provide information that would deepen the level of discussion concerning both. A debate that continues to divide opinion to this day, the book reflects where we were for a moment in time.

Dr. Marvin Olasky is editor in chief of Christianity Today and a former University of Texas journalism professor and editor in chief of World magazine. His degrees are from Yale and the University of Michigan.

Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: Abortion War One, 1838-1910 1. Madame Restell Builds a Business 2. Abortion Advances, 1840-1870 3. The New York Times Versus Abortion 4. Danger and Dollars, 1878-1898 5. Driving Abortion Underground Part II: Spiking the Unborn Child, 1910-1965 6. Sounds of Silence 7. Greed and Corruption, 1930-1939 8. Building the Abortion Rationale 9. Heading Toward the Moon, 1950-1959 10. From Murder to Liberation Part III: Abortion War Two, 1965- 11. The Triumph of Public Relations 12. Pulpits for Abortion, 1970-1974 13. "That No Fetus Will Be Born Alive" 14. Ideology Versus Investigation, 1978-1985 15. A Lap Dog for the Abortion Lobby. Notes. Index.