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



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Autore: Halfmann Drew Visualizza persona
Titolo: Doctors and demonstrators [[electronic resource] ] : how political institutions shape abortion law in the United States, Britain, and Canada / / Drew Halfmann Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
Disciplina: 342.08/4
Soggetto topico: 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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Doctors and demonstrators  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-29761-2
9786613297617
0-226-31344-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457733103321
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