Intended consequences : birth control, abortion, and the federal government in modern America / / Donald T. Critchlow

• Autore: Critchlow Donald T
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Hong Kong, : Oxford University Press, 1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.9/6/0973
• Soggetto topico: Birth control - Government policy - United States; Abortion - Government policy - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Social policy; United States Politics and government
• Note generali: Includes index.; Previously issued in print: 1999.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Laying the Foundation for Federal Family Planning Policy: The Eisenhower-Kennedy Years -- 2. Moving Forward Quietly: Family Planning in the Johnson Administration -- 3. Implementing the Policy Revolution Under Johnson and Nixon -- 4. The Backlash: Roman Catholics Contraceptives, Abortion, and Sterilization -- 5. Richard Nixon and the Politicization of Family Planning Policy -- 6. Contesting the Policy Terrain After Roe: From Reagan to Clinton -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: This story of the federal government's intervention in the most private aspect of American family life sheds light on the culture wars over unwed motherhood, homosexual parenting, a woman's right to an abortion, drawing a political map of past choices and current consequences.
• Titolo autorizzato: Intended Consequences
• ISBN: 0-19-771394-7; 1-280-65525-9; 0-19-802153-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811085703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.