Who chooses? : American reproductive history since 1830 / Simone M. Caron.

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2008], ©2008.

xvi, 361 pages ; 25 cm

A brief overview of American reproductive history -- Abortion and contraception in the nineteenth century -- Race suicide, eugenics, and contraception, 1900-1930 -- Population control and the Great Depression, 1930-1939 -- World War II, the baby boom, and the population explosion, 1939-1963 -- Who pays? contraceptive services and the welfare state, 1963-1975 -- Who pays for what? abortion and sterilization, 1960-1975 -- Backlash, 1973-2000 -- Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-355) and index.