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Halfmann Drew |
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Titolo |
Doctors and demonstrators [[electronic resource] ] : how political institutions shape abortion law in the United States, Britain, and Canada / / Drew Halfmann |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-29761-2 |
9786613297617 |
0-226-31344-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (368 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 explanations to find out why abortion politics and policies |
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differ so dramatically in these otherwise similar countries. Drew Halfmann argues that political institutions are the key. In the United States, federalism, judicial review, and a private health care system contributed to the public definition of abortion as an individual right rather than a medical necessity. Meanwhile, Halfmann explains, the porous structure of American political parties gave pro-choice and pro-life groups the opportunity to move the issue onto the political agenda. A groundbreaking study of the complex legal and political factors behind the evolution of abortion policy, Doctors and Demonstrators will be vital for anyone trying to understand this contentious issue. |
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