Contents -- one: Abortion in America, 1800-1825 -- two: The First Wave of Abortion Legislation, 1821-1841 -- three: The Great Upsurge of Abortion, 1840-1880 -- four: The Social Character of Abortion in America, 1840-1880 -- five: The Transitional Legislation of 1840-1860 -- six: The Physicians' Crusade Against Abortion, 1857-1880 -- seven: Public Opinion and the Abortion Issue, 1860-1880 -- eight: Anti-Abortion Legislation, 1860-1880 -- nine: Anti-Abortion as American Policy, 1880-1900 -- afterword: The Roe Decision -- Notes -- Appendices -- I. Case Studies from Medical Publications Involving Abortions in the United States, 1839-79 -- II. Case Studies from Medical Publications Involving Abortions in the United States, 1880-1900 -- III. Anti-Abortion Activity on the Part of State and Local Medical Societies -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W.