| Description |
xii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Gender and politics |
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Gender and politics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-322) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: abortion, women's movements, and democratic politics / Dorothy McBride Stetson -- State feminism and policy debates on abortion in Austria / Regina Köpl -- The abortion debates in Belgium 1974-1990 / Karen Celis -- Of rights and power: Canada's federal abortion policy 1969-1991 / Melissa Haussman -- Gendering the abortion debate: the French case / Jean C. Robinson -- Abortion debates in Germany / Lynn Kamenitsa -- Women's movements' defence of legal abortion in Great Britain / Dorothy McBride Stetson -- Abortion debates in Ireland: an ongoing issue / Evelyn Mahon -- Debates and controversies on abortion in Italy / Marina Calloni -- Policy-making on abortion: arenas, actors, and arguments in the Netherlands / Joyce Outshoorn -- Gendering abortion debates: state feminism in Spain / Celia Valiente -- US abortion debates 1959-1998: the women's movement holds on / Dorothy McBride Stetson -- Conclusion: comparative abortion politics and the case for state feminism / Dorothy McBride Stetson. |
| Subject |
Abortion -- Political aspects.
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Abortion -- Government policy.
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Abortion -- Law and legislation.
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Feminism -- Government policy.
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Feminist theory.
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Women and democracy.
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Women -- Political activity.
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| Added Author |
McBride, Dorothy E.
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| ISBN |
0199242658 |
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0199242666 paperback |
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