The Right-to-Life Movement, the Reagan Administration, and the Politics of Abortion [[electronic resource] /] / by Prudence Flowers
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| Autore: |
Flowers Prudence
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| Titolo: |
The Right-to-Life Movement, the Reagan Administration, and the Politics of Abortion [[electronic resource] /] / by Prudence Flowers
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| Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2019. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (160 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 363.460973 |
| Soggetto topico: | United States—History |
| History, Modern | |
| Social history | |
| World politics | |
| Women | |
| US History | |
| Modern History | |
| Social History | |
| Political History | |
| Women's Studies | |
| Nota di contenuto: | Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: A Brief History of the National Movement to End Abortion -- Chapter 3: “A Prolife Disaster”: The Sandra Day O’Connor Nomination -- Chapter 4: “A Movement in Disarray”: The Hatch/Helms Fight -- Chapter 5: “Voodoo Demographics”: The Right-to-Life Movement Confronts the Population Establishment -- Chapter 6: Cultivating Reagan’s Abortion Legacy: His Last Years in Office -- Chapter 7: The Lessons of the Reagan Years. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book offers a political, ideological, and social history of the national right-to-life movement in the 1980s under President Ronald Reagan. It analyzes anti-abortion engagement with the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, and offers what is frequently a narrative of disappointment and factionalism. The chapters explore pro-life responses to Supreme Court vacancies, attempts to pass a constitutional amendment, and broader legislative and bureaucratic strategies, including successful campaigns against international and domestic family planning programs. The book suggests that the 1980s transformed the anti-abortion cause, limiting the types of ideas and approaches possible at a national level. Although the movement later claimed Reagan as a "pro-life hero," while he was President right-to-lifers continuously struggled with the gap between his words and deeds. They also had a fraught relationship with the broader Republican Party. This book charts the political education of right-to-lifers, offering insights into social movement activism and conservatism in the late twentieth century. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Right-to-Life Movement, the Reagan Administration, and the Politics of Abortion |
| ISBN: | 9783030017071 |
| 3030017079 | |
| 9783030017064 | |
| 3030017060 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910483555703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements, . 2634-6559