Broken Justice: A True Story of Race, Sex and Revenge in a Boston Courtroom
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (564 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0979206006 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 362 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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The strategy used to get this Supreme Court sanctioned law passed and signedis the same strategy used to indict and try Dr. Edelin more than 30 years ago.For everyone who cares about civil and reproductive rights, this is an important book.. Ken Edelin, a young, black doctor who arrived in Boston in 1971 to do his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Boston City Hospital. The dynamic confluences of race, sex and revenge played out in a Boston courtroom. The Supreme Court has recently handed down a landmark decision, intervening in the abortion debate to decree what medical procedure a doctor ma
Edelin has a gift for narrative that gives his book the flavor of a good novel. --Jan Gardner, The Boston Globe . A deeply engrossing and alarming story. --New England Journal of Medicine, 358;8, February 21, 2008An important piece of Boston and abortion rights history as well as a moving memoir and gripping account of those tumultuous times…a courtroom thriller
He was Associate Dean of Students and Minority Affairs at BUSM from 1989 until his retirement in 2006. Dr. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha -the Honor Medical Society, and has been listed in Who s Who in America, Who s Who Among Black Americans and Who s Who in the World. Kenneth C. Dr. Edelin was Chairman of the Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women of the American Coll
"Truly Broken Justice" according to Richard M.. I have met Dr Edelin in 1975 and have known him during the post trial years. His motivation for the work he has done is nothing but honorable a man following his beliefs for the good and welfare of people. This book demonstrates, once again, the broken legal system, with all of its prejudice in a very polarized city,not unlike many tainted trials. In Ken's instance, it is shameful of our legal system to have put this esteemed and caring doctor through the ringer for selfish and biased reasons. Once I began this book, I couldn't put it down.. Tracy in NY said Great story. Very interesting story! I am thankful of this doctor who stood up for what he believed in and forever positively changed women's rights. Corinne Edelin said Emotional and Courageous!. Broken Justice captures its reader's attention from the very first page. This book is not only a story of a young Black doctor fighting for his rights in racist Boston, but fighting for the rights of all Women, in Boston and through out this country. It is hard at times to turn the page because of the injustice that keeps emerging on each page, but at the same time it is hard not to keep going so as to find out how this young doctor continued to survive through this treacherous time in his life, because the book grips you and forces you to continue.This book is a must read for people of all ages, genders and races. If we are to