{"product_id":"killers-of-roe-my-investigation-into-the-mysterious-death-of-abortion-rights-1","title":"Killers of Roe: My Investigation Into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Amy Littlefield\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLegacy Lit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3\/10\/2026, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: \u003cspan\u003e9781538769041\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ereporter and \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eabortion access correspondent investigates the secret killers and hidden motives behind the death of abortion rights. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey are going to kill people, \u003c\/i\u003e investigative reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Nation \u003c\/i\u003eAmy Littlefield knew, when the Supreme Court overturned \u003ci\u003eRoe v. Wade.\u003c\/i\u003e After a decade covering abortion, she wanted to more deeply understand the motives, means, and opportunities behind the antiabortion movement's victory. So she set out to investigate the murderers of \u003ci\u003eRoe.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKillers of Roe\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Littlefield's journey into the unexplored corners of the most successful social movement of our time. As in every good murder mystery, the killers turn out to be the people you least suspect. Plot twists lurk around every corner as Littlefield meets believers, opportunists, and complicated heroes. Along the way, she encounters surprising characters who shed light on how we got to this moment of authoritarian rule: from the former fetus keeper standing trial in Michigan to the antiabortion militant turned long shot presidential candidate to the pro-choice superfans at the Reagan Library. Throughout the book, Littlefield draws upon women's stories and her own experience as a mother to reveal the life-and-death stakes of America's abortion wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt once clever and poignant reportage, this abortion whodunit uncovers the deeper story of how we lost \u003ci\u003eRoe\u003c\/i\u003e--and how we will win back so much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Haunting, riveting, and built around some of the most complex characters you'll ever meet, Amy Littlefield's \u003ci\u003eKillers of Roe\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a political murder mystery while providing the invaluable history of people and politics that were always knottier and more twisted than many of us know. A true gift to anyone who cares about the past or future of politics, families, and abortion care in the United States.\"-- Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/good-and-mad-the-revolutionary-power-of-womens-anger\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood and Mad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAll the Single Ladies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Littlefield has written a gripping, must-read investigation into the secret architects and unlikely characters behind America's greatest rollback of rights. \u003ci\u003eKillers of Roe\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a political thriller, but one with real material harms and life-and-death consequences.\" -- Soraya Chemaly, author of \u003cem\u003eRage Becomes Her\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e All We Want Is Everything\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A quirky yet hard-hitting inquiry into the overturning of \u003ci\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/i\u003e. A fan of murder mysteries, the author frames her narrative as a whodunit in search of perpetrators... The result is a dogged pursual of those responsible for women's deaths.\"-- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Amy Littlefield is one of the best journalists reporting on abortion and her sleuthing shines in \u003ci\u003eKillers of Roe\u003c\/i\u003e. Littlefield's curiosity and gumshoe reporting unfolds an interesting cast of characters as she uncovers the complicated questions surrounding the fall of \u003ci\u003eRoe\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eKillers of Roe\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect read for true crime readers, cozy mystery aficionados, and reproductive freedom activists alike.\"-- Renee Bracey Sherman, co-author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/liberating-abortion-claiming-our-history-sharing-our-stories-and-building-the-reproductive-future-we-deserve\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiberating Abortion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eKillers of Roe\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a compelling whodunit; it's a searing call to arms. With curiosity and compassion, Amy Littlefield takes readers inside the movement that brought down Roe. She brings moments of humor and levity to this serious task and reminds us not to forget the suffering the anti-abortion movement's success has produced.\"-- Mary Ziegler, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/personhood-the-new-civil-war-over-reproduction?variant=50291161628955\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePersonhood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Littlefield \u003c\/b\u003ehas reported on abortion rights for more than a decade. She is the abortion access correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Nation.\u003c\/i\u003e She has contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eOpinion section and wrote the \u003ci\u003e Times'\u003c\/i\u003e Sunday Review cover story \"Where the Pro-Choice Movement Went Wrong.\" She is a frequent commentator on abortion for TV and radio news outlets and podcasts, including MSNBC and \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Now! \u003c\/i\u003eLittlefield was a lead reporter and narrator on episodes for \u003ci\u003eReveal, \u003c\/i\u003e the national investigative journalism show. 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