Nearly fifty years ago, in 1973, the Supreme Court legalized the right to abortion access through Roe v. Wade. This past June, the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade ruling.
To learn more about this very current event, the Durham Tech Library has developed an informational reading list on the history of abortion in America, the Roe v. Wade ruling, and resources about women’s health and health care, abortion, and reproductive rights.
Click through to explore our resources and learn more for yourself.
![The Family Roe: An American Story](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Family-Roe-An-American-Story.jpg?resize=327%2C499&ssl=1)
![Reproductive Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Reproductive-Politics-What-Everyone-Needs-to-Know.jpg?resize=333%2C499&ssl=1)
![Obstacle Course: The Everyday Struggle to Get an Abortion in America](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Obstacle-Course-The-Everyday-Struggle-to-Get-an-Abortion-in-America.jpg?resize=331%2C499&ssl=1)
![Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Controlling-Women-What-We-Must-Do-Now-to-Save-Reproductive-Freedom.jpg?resize=331%2C499&ssl=1)
![No Real Choice: How Culture and Politics Matter for Reproductive Autonomy](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/No-Real-Choice-How-Culture-and-Politics-Matter-for-Reproductive-Autonomy.jpg?resize=324%2C499&ssl=1)
![The Girls Who Went Away The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Girls-Who-Went-Away-The-Hidden-History-of-Women-Who-Surrendered-Children-for-Adoption-in-the-Decades-Before-Roe-v.-Wade.jpg?resize=326%2C499&ssl=1)
![Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pro-Reclaiming-Abortion-Rights.jpg?resize=351%2C499&ssl=1)
![Defenders of the Unborn: The Pro-Life Movement before Roe v. Wade](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Defenders-of-the-Unborn-The-Pro-Life-Movement-before-Roe-v.-Wade.jpg?resize=333%2C499&ssl=1)
![When Abortion Was a Crime: Women, Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/When-Abortion-Was-a-Crime-Women-Medicine-and-Law-in-the-United-States-1867-1973.jpg?resize=333%2C499&ssl=1)
![Women Against Abortion: Inside the Largest Moral Reform Movement of the Twentieth Century](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Women-against-Abortion-Inside-the-Largest-Moral-Reform-Movement-of-the-Twentieth-Century.jpg?resize=333%2C499&ssl=1)
![Abortion after Roe (Studies in Social Medicine)](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Abortion-after-Roe-Studies-in-Social-Medicine.jpg?resize=330%2C499&ssl=1)
![Reproductive Justice: An Introduction](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Reproductive-Justice-An-Introduction.jpg?resize=333%2C499&ssl=1)
![After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/After-Roe-The-Lost-History-of-the-Abortion-Debate.jpg?resize=329%2C499&ssl=1)
![Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Women-of-Color-and-the-Reproductive-Rights-Movement.jpg?resize=333%2C499&ssl=1)
![You're the Only One I've Told: The Stories Behind Abortion](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Youre-the-Only-One-Ive-Told-The-Stories-Behind-Abortion.jpg?resize=510%2C680&ssl=1)
![Clinician's Guide to LGBTQIA+ Care: Cultural Safety and Social Justice in Primary, Sexual, and Reproductive Healthcare](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Clinicians-Guide-to-LGBTQIA-Care-Cultural-Safety-and-Social-Justice-in-Primary-Sexual-and-Reproductive-Healthcare.jpg?resize=350%2C499&ssl=1)
![Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Killing-the-Black-Body-Race-Reproduction-and-the-Meaning-of-Liberty.jpg?resize=324%2C499&ssl=1)
![New Handbook for a Post-Roe America: The Complete Guide to Abortion Legality, Access, and Practical Support](https://i0.wp.com/libraryblog.durhamtech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/New-Handbook-for-a-Post-Roe-America-The-Complete-Guide-to-Abortion-Legality-Access-and-Practical-Support.jpg?resize=510%2C680&ssl=1)
Here is another reading lists for consideration: Bustle’s The History Of Reproductive Rights In The U.S., As Told Through 15 Books.
Additional resources to explore this topic:
ReproductiveRights.gov: Website created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide free information about about access to and coverage of reproductive health care and resources.
ACLU: Reproductive Freedom: Website of the American Civil Liberties Union with links to press releases, news and commentary, cases, reports, podcast episodes, and more about reproductive rights and health care.