Timed to the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, Wrath of Angels is a very human story of the rise of the antiabortion movement, its critical role in the creation of the Religious Right, and the movement's ultimate descent into violence.
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Timed to the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, Wrath of Angels is a very human story of the rise of the antiabortion movement, its critical role in the creation of the Religious Right, and the movement's ultimate descent into violence.
People on both sides of the abortion issue are no longer as certain as they once were about the moral, ethical, and political issues involved. Now, this responsible and timely work sheds light on one of the most important American social protest movements of the 20th century.
Jim Risen, an investigative reporter in the Washington Bureau of the Los Angeles Times, and Judy Thomas, a reporter for the Kansas City Star, are widely acknowledged as leading journalistic experts on the antiabortion movement and are two of only a handful of reporters specializing in the abortion issue. From page one of their riveting book, these two brilliant writers capture all the drama of the movement and offer answers to those questions that have long shrouded the issue in heated controversy: Why did the Supreme Court decision generate a nationwide antiabortion movement? Why was the antiabortion movement transformed from a largely Catholic -- and easily ignored -- movement of mild protest into an angry movement of passionate Protestant fundamentalists who filled up the nation's jails as a result of their acts of civil disobedience? Why did the movement turn to violence?
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