Doctors and demonstrators : how political institutions shape abortion law in the United States, Britain, and Canada

Doctors and demonstrators : how political institutions shape abortion law in the United States, Britain, and Canada / Drew Halfmann.

"Since Roe v. Wade, abortion has continued to be a divisive political issue in the United States. In contrast, it has remained primarily a medical issue in Britain and Canada despite the countries' shared heritage. Doctors and Demonstrators looks beyond simplistic cultural or religious exp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halfmann, Drew
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Abortion > Law and legislation > United States.
Abortion > Law and legislation > Great Britain.
Abortion > Law and legislation > Canada.
Abortion > Political aspects > United States.
Abortion > Political aspects > Great Britain.
Abortion > Political aspects > Canada.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Abortion > Law and legislation
Abortion > Political aspects
Canada
Great Britain
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Abortion reforms of the long 1960s
  • The reforms and their roots
  • Medical interests and priorities
  • After reform
  • Abortion services
  • The politicization of abortion
  • Policy change after reform
  • Political institutions and abortion policy
  • Appendix 1. Statements on abortion in American party platforms, 1972-2008
  • Appendix 2. U.S. Supreme Court cases on abortion
  • Appendix 3. Abortion attitudes in the United States and Britain
  • Appendix 4. Abortion funding and provision in the United States, Britain, and Canada, 1970s-2000s
  • Appendix 5. Abortion attitudes in the United States, Britain, and Canada, 1975-2004.

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