LEADER 04381nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910781624503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-29761-2 010 $a9786613297617 010 $a0-226-31344-1 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226313443 035 $a(CKB)2550000000049727 035 $a(EBL)783330 035 $a(OCoLC)756484401 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000535952 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12231831 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000535952 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10546486 035 $a(PQKB)10164661 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000155562 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC783330 035 $a(DE-B1597)524148 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226313443 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL783330 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10503288 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL329761 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000049727 100 $a20110126d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDoctors and demonstrators$b[electronic resource] $ehow political institutions shape abortion law in the United States, Britain, and Canada /$fDrew Halfmann 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (368 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-31343-3 311 $a0-226-31342-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAbortion 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. 330 $aSince 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 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. 606 $aAbortion$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aAbortion$xLaw and legislation$zGreat Britain 606 $aAbortion$xLaw and legislation$zCanada 606 $aAbortion$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aAbortion$xPolitical aspects$zGreat Britain 606 $aAbortion$xPolitical aspects$zCanada 610 $aabortion, reproductive rights, women, gender, medicine, healthcare, politics, england, great britain, canada, united states, sociology, political science, federalism, supreme court, private health care, insurance, judicial review, roe v wade, law, legislation, reform, funding, public opinion, party platforms, social change, nonfiction, pro choice, prolife. 615 0$aAbortion$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aAbortion$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aAbortion$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aAbortion$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aAbortion$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aAbortion$xPolitical aspects 676 $a342.08/4 700 $aHalfmann$b Drew$01577772 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781624503321 996 $aDoctors and demonstrators$93856638 997 $aUNINA