The Economist reads | Abortion

The best books to explain America’s debate on abortion rights

Four recommendations from our American social affairs correspondent

TOPSHOT - Anti-abortion activists are seen outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2022. - A draft opinion leaked in May would have the conservative majority on the nine-member court overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision allowing nationwide access to abortion. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Editor’s note: this article was published in 2022, before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade.

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