The Abortion Debate

School Library Journal

Gr 6-8-- An excellent selection for students with limited or no knowledge of the multiple issues involved in the abortion controversy. Presented without bias, the concerns of both the Pro-Life and Pro-Choice movements are explored. Four chapters examine the debate as it pertains to health, civil rights, socioeconomics, and the law. The history and explanation of Roe v. Wade is easy for readers to grasp. Highlighted insets interspersed throughout the text provide a brief history of abortion in America, an explanation of how the Supreme Court works, a summary of the abortion pill controversy, and a listing of the pertinent landmark cases. Numerous, high-quality, full-color photographs introduce the issues, their ramifications, and their players. An objective, up-to-date account. --Valerie Childress, J. W. Holloway Middle School, Whitehouse, TX