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Professor Hussey provides a novel, in-depth account of the pregnancy help movement (PHM) that both confirms and refutes much of the existing literature and conventional wisdom about this feminized branch of the pro-life movement. Drawing from an unmatched wealth of original data, she takes a balanced approach to a controversial topic. Although many people on both sides of the abortion debate may find her conclusions unsatisfying, they provide a solid (and much needed) starting point from which future research, perspectives, and debates can be developed. --Alesha E. Doan, author of Opposition and Intimidation: The Abortion Wars and Strategies of Political Harassment and coauthor of Abortion Regret: The New Attack on Reproductive Freedom Hussey's thorough examination of the history, people, strategies, and impacts of the pregnancy help movement brings much-needed insight to the scholarship of service politics and the pro-life movement. Accessible and deeply researched, The Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Movement will appeal not only to scholars but also to those interested in a nuanced, on-the-ground understanding of some of the actors engaged in social and political contention against abortion. --Katrina Kimport, associate professor, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco A rich, eye-opening view of the origins, activities, and beliefs of a poorly understood side of the pro-life movement from a movement insider. --Ziad Munson, author of Abortion Politics

Professor Hussey provides a novel, in-depth account of the pregnancy help movement (PHM) that both confirms and refutes much of the existing literature and conventional wisdom about this feminized branch of the pro-life movement. Drawing from an unmatched wealth of original data, she takes a balanced approach to a controversial topic. Although many people on both sides of the abortion debate may find her conclusions unsatisfying, they provide a solid (and much needed) starting point from which future research, perspectives, and debates can be developed. - Alesha E. Doan, author of Opposition and Intimidation: The Abortion Wars and Strategies of Political Harassment and coauthor of Abortion Regret: The New Attack on Reproductive Freedom Hussey's thorough examination of the history, people, strategies, and impacts of the pregnancy help movement brings much-needed insight to the scholarship of service politics and the pro-life movement. Accessible and deeply researched, The Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Movement will appeal not only to scholars but also to those interested in a nuanced, on-the-ground understanding of some of the actors engaged in social and political contention against abortion. - Katrina Kimport, associate professor, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco A rich, eye-opening view of the origins, activities, and beliefs of a poorly understood side of the pro-life movement from a movement insider. - Ziad Munson, author of Abortion Politics

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Laura S. Hussey is associate professor of political science and director of the Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her extensive work on social movements, public policy, and politics has appeared in many publications, including American Politics Research, Politics & Policy, Political Research Quarterly, and Social Science Quarterly.

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