The Pre-Roe Pro-Life Movement in Minnesota and New York
The Pre-Roe Pro-Life Movement in Minnesota and New York
The Pre-Roe Pro-Life Movement in Minnesota and New York
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Table of Contents<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
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Abbreviations<br />
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A Brief Overview: M<strong>in</strong>nesota Politics, Culture, <strong>and</strong> Unique Forum <strong>in</strong> Foster<strong>in</strong>g the Abortion Debate,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Sett<strong>in</strong>g the Stage for M<strong>in</strong>nesota Activists to Cont<strong>in</strong>ue on a Post-<strong>Roe</strong> National Scale (1)<br />
Chapter 1: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Pre</strong>-History of the Contemporary Anti-Abortion <strong>Movement</strong>: <strong>The</strong> Long Shadow of<br />
N<strong>in</strong>eteenth Century Abortion Law (12)<br />
Chapter 2: <strong>The</strong> M<strong>in</strong>nesota <strong>Pre</strong>-<strong>Roe</strong> Story: A Challenge Spurred by the Opposition, <strong>and</strong> Furthered by<br />
M<strong>in</strong>nesota Citizens Concerned for <strong>Life</strong><br />
Liberaliz<strong>in</strong>g Abortion Law: M<strong>in</strong>nesota Council for the Legal Term<strong>in</strong>ation of <strong>Pre</strong>gnancy (23)<br />
“Let Us be Born”: <strong>The</strong> Emergence of M<strong>in</strong>nesota Citizens Concerned for <strong>Life</strong>, Its <strong>Pro</strong>gression as<br />
Model to State Groups <strong>and</strong> the Contemplation of Its National Organization (29)<br />
Chapter 3: <strong>The</strong> Post-<strong>Roe</strong> Shift: M<strong>in</strong>nesota Citizens Concerned for <strong>Life</strong> Redirect <strong>and</strong> <strong>Pro</strong>gress at<br />
Home <strong>in</strong> the Midst of Evolv<strong>in</strong>g Abortion Politics on a <strong>New</strong> National Level<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>New</strong> Wave of a Post-<strong>Roe</strong> Debate: MCCL’s Accomplishments After a “Day of Infamy <strong>in</strong><br />
American History” (43)<br />
<strong>The</strong> Chang<strong>in</strong>g Debate from State to Nation: <strong>The</strong> Politicization of the Abortion Issue <strong>and</strong> the <strong>New</strong><br />
Importance of Nationwide Groups (53)<br />
Chapter 4: <strong>The</strong> National <strong>Movement</strong> Emerges: Clash<strong>in</strong>g Christian Foundations, <strong>Pro</strong>gressive<br />
<strong>Pro</strong>testant Leaders, <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Pro</strong>motion of MCCL’s Earliest Founders<br />
American Citizens Concerned for <strong>Life</strong> <strong>and</strong> the National Right to <strong>Life</strong> Committee: Alike <strong>in</strong><br />
Organization, At Odds <strong>in</strong> Platform (67)<br />
Away From the Catholic Mold: <strong>Pro</strong>-<strong>Life</strong> Leaders <strong>Pro</strong>gress With<strong>in</strong> An Established <strong>and</strong> National<br />
Organization Framework (85)<br />
<strong>The</strong> Common Thread: Marjory Mecklenburg as the Last, <strong>and</strong> Most Dist<strong>in</strong>guished, Activist<br />
St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g (93)<br />
Conclusion (108)<br />
Bibliography (114)<br />
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