Abortion Politics

Public Policy in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 1996
ISBN: 978-0-415-91225-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 371 g

Abortion Politics: Public Policy in Cross Cultural Perspective focuses on current abortion policy and practice in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan and aims to provide a comprehensive, stimulating and balanced picture of current abortion policy in a cross-cultural perspective. The contributors deal with comparative abortion policy including recent developments in Ireland, Germany and Eastern Europe.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Githens, Marianne

Stetson, Dorothy McBride

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Abtreibung, Geburtenkontrolle: Soziale & Ethische Themen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Rhetoric and Reform; Chapter 1 Rhetoric and Symbols in American Abortion Politics, Laura R. Woliver; Chapter 2 Constitutionalizing Abortion, Kim Lane Scheppele; Chapter 3 Reproductive Rights and the Struggle with Change in Eastern Europe, Marianne Githens; Part II The Reality Factor; Chapter 4 Abortion Policy in the United States and Canada: Do Institutions Matter?, Donley T. Studlar, Raymond Tatalovich; Chapter 5 Abortion Policy Triads and Women’s Rights in Russia, the United States, and France, Dorothy Mcbride Stetson; Chapter 6 Abortion and Reproductive Choice: Policy and Politics in Japan, Joyce Gelb; Part III Rhetoric, Reality, and Rights; Chapter 7 The Stability of Compromise: Abortion Politics in Western Europe, Joyce Outshoorn; Chapter 8 Ireland and the European Union: The Impact of Integration and Social Change on Abortion Policy, Brian Girvin; Part IV Beyond Abortion; Chapter 9 Confronting the Consequences of Medical Technology: Policy Frontiers in the United States and France, Jennifer Merchant; Chapter 10 Feminist Perspectives on Abortion and Reproductive Technologies, Dorothy McBride Stetson;

Über Autor(innen)

Marianne Githens is a professor at Goucher College. Her previous publications include A Portrait of Marginality and Different Roles, Different Voices: Women and Politics in the United States and Europe. Dorothy McBride Stetson teaches at Florida Atlantic University. Her previous publications include Women's Rights in the USA: Policy Debates and Gender Role.