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

• Autore: Halfmann Drew
• 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 non controllato: abortion, 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
• 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
• ISBN: 1-283-29761-2; 9786613297617; 0-226-31344-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781624503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II