Wrath of angels
Subtitle: the American abortion war
By: James Risen & Judy L. Thomas.
Contributors: Thomas, Judy L.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Basic Books; BasicBooks
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
Subjects: Pro-life movement -- United States -- History; Pro-life movement -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States; Abortion -- Government policy -- United States; Abortion services -- United States; Bombings -- United States
Description: Wrath of Angels traces the rise and fall of the American anti-abortion movement and reveals its critical role in the creation of the Religious Right. The book explores why the passionate battle to end abortion failed to achieve its goal and yet in the process became one of the most important - and least understood - social protest movements of the twentieth century.

Wrath of Angels documents the origins of the use of civil disobedience in the anti-abortion movement and offers the definitive explanation of why the movement ultimately descended into violence - and collapsed as a political force. It tells the story of the shootings of abortion doctors in the 1990s and draws upon exclusive interviews with the anti-abortion extremists who have been convicted in these crimes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-384) and index.