(and related titles). I’ve taught the history of sexuality nearly every year since 2006 and questions of bodily autonomy, reproductive justice, and sexual liberation form the core of the syllabus. Here are some actual history books written by great scholars for those who want to understand the context of this debate — and see for yourself how the claim regarding the history of abortion in the majority opinion of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is a lie, fabricated for political ends, not the actual history.