The Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Movement

"Adds to our understanding of modern abortion politics and suggests needed future lines of rigorous inquiry."—Political Science Quarterly

“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