Books, Arts & Manners: Behind the Scenes on Roe v. Wade

Roe v. Wade: The Untold Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Decision That Made Abortion Legal, by Marian Faux (Macmillan, 370 pp., $22.50)

Marian Faux’s first book, on the challenge of parenthood, was titled Childness by choice Her second,Roe v. Wade, is the inspirational tale of the two young women who “with-out any thought of larger glory” created the court case that brought America abortion-on-demand. Abortion, Miss Faux informs us, is an issue “about which people cannot be rational.” Well, some people anyway.

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Maggie Gallagher

Maggie Gallagher is the author of four books on marriage and is a longtime contributor to National Review.

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Roe v. Wade: The Untold Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Decision That Made Abortion Legal, by Marian Faux (Macmillan, 370 pp., $22.50)

Marian Faux’s first book, on the challenge of parenthood, was titled Childness by choice Her second,Roe v. Wade, is the inspirational tale of the two young women who “with-out any thought of larger glory” created the court case that brought America abortion-on-demand. Abortion, Miss Faux informs us, is an issue “about which people cannot be rational.” Well, some people anyway.