On Sale: Mar 10, 2026
Page Count: 288 pages
Publisher: Legacy Lit
ISBN-13: 9781538769041

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One reporter investigates the secret killers and hidden motives behind the death of abortion rights.

They are going to kill people, investigative reporter for The Nation Amy Littlefield knew, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. As a journalist covering abortion for a decade, she had already chronicled many near-death experiences caused by anti-abortion policy. After the staggering demise of the constitutional right to abortion, Littlefield wanted to understand the hidden architects of this once-in-a-lifetime victory, and the motives, means, and opportunities that allowed them to succeed. So she set out to investigate the murderers of Roe.

Killers of Roe 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, from the disgraced former Congressman obsessed with offshore tax avoidance to the retired grandfather who wrote one of America’s most diabolical anti-abortion policies. Plot twists lurk around every corner, as Littlefield meets believers, opportunists, and complicated heroes, from the first Black woman to lead Planned Parenthood to the former Senator who kept kissing women against their will. Along the way, she encounters surprising characters who shed light on how we got to this moment of authoritarian rule: from the former fetus thief standing trial in Michigan, to the anti-abortion militant turned long-shot presidential candidate, to the pro-choice superfans at the Reagan library. Throughout the book, Littlefield draws upon the stories of women who have died from anti-abortion policies and on her own experience as a mother to reveal the life-and-death stakes of America’s abortion wars.

At once clever and poignant reportage, this abortion whodunnit uncovers the deeper story of how we lost Roe—and how we will win back so much more.

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Amy Littlefield

About the Author

Amy Littlefield has reported on abortion rights for over a decade. She is the abortion access correspondent for The Nation. She has contributed to The New York Times Opinion and wrote the Times’ 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 Democracy Now!. Littlefield was a lead reporter and narrator on shows for Reveal, the national investigative journalism show. She lives in Boston with her family.

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