| Description |
xv, 303 pages ; 24 cm. |
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Contemporary world issues |
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Contemporary world issues.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- 1. Background and history -- Introduction -- Criminalization : the nineteenth-century debate -- Reform and repeal : the road to decriminalization -- Roe v. Wad and Doe v. Bolton -- After Roe : pro-life and pro-choice movements face off -- Pro-life movement -- Pro-choice movement -- Frames and framing : tools for understanding abortion debates -- References -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Introduction -- Constitutional legality of abortion -- Amending the Constitution -- Changing the Court -- The contemporary debate over Roe v. Wade -- State regulation of abortion practice and access -- Administrative hurdles -- Clinic access -- Government support of abortion -- Hyde Amendment -- Domestic and global funding restrictions or "gag" rules -- Abortion procedures -- RU-486 - Mifepristone -- Ban on partial-birth abortions -- Fetus as a person -- Prenatal drug laws -- Fetal homicide laws -- Embryonic stem cell research -- Other debates relating to fetal personhood -- Birth control and sex education -- Emergency contraception -- Sex education -- The abortion conflict in political parties and elections -- Solutions to the abortion conflict -- Changing pro-life and pro-choice frames -- Common ground-- New collective frames for legal abortion -- References -- |
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3. Worldwide perspective -- Introduction -- Western postindustrial democracies -- Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand -- France -- Nordic countries -- Ireland and Germany -- Mediterranean countries : Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece -- Central and Eastern Europe -- Latin America -- East and South Asia -- Africa and the Middle East -- The United Nations -- References -- 4. Chronology -- 5. Biographical sketches -- Bill Baird -- Robert H. Bork -- John Bayard Britton -- Judie Brown -- Mary Steichen Calderone -- Gloria Feldt -- Sherri Chessen Finkbine -- Wanda Franz -- Kim Gandy -- Alan Guttmacher -- Martin Haskell -- Harrison Hickman -- Paul T. Hill -- Henry Hyde -- Frances Kissling -- Lawrence Lader -- Ellen McCormack -- Norma McCorvey -- Paul Marx -- Kate Michelman -- Bernard Nathanson -- Margaret Sanger -- Joseph M. Scheidler -- Patricia Schroeder -- Eleanor Smeal -- Christopher Smith -- Ann E. W. Stone -- Horatio Robinson Storer -- Randall Terry -- Richard Viguerie -- Sarah Weddington -- |
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6. Data and documents -- Introduction -- Historical documents -- Blackstone's commentaries -- Lord Ellenborough's Act of 1803 -- American Medical Association Resolution 1859 -- Comstock Act of 1873 -- American Law Institute Model Penal Code : Abortion -- Humanae Vitae -- The essential Supreme Court cases : excerpts -- Griswold v. Connecticut 381 U.S. 479 (1965) -- Eisenstadt v. Baird 405 U.S. 438 (1972) -- Roe v. Wade 410 U.S. 113 (1973) -- Doe v. Bolton 410 U.S. 179 (1973) -- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey 505 U.S. 833 (1992) -- Excerpts from important proposed and enacted statutes -- Human life amendment : three versions -- Freedom of Choice Act of 1993 -- Freedom of Access to Clinics Entrances Act (FACE) of 1994 -- Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act 2003 -- The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 -- Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2005 -- Prevention First Act -- Current state laws regulating abortion -- Regulations of abortion practice -- Limits on public funding -- Parental involvement -- Mandatory counseling and waiting periods -- Medical accuracy of mandated counseling materials -- State policies if Roe fell -- Abortion practice : incidence and services -- Incidence of abortion in the United Sates - CDC data -- Incidence of abortion in the United States - AGI data -- Comparative incidence of abortion - UNECE data-- Characteristics of women having abortions -- Abortion-related deaths -- Unintended pregnancies and their consequences - 2001 -- Abortion services in the United States -- Abortion clinic violence -- Public opinion polls on abortion issues -- |
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7. Directory of organizations -- Introduction -- Government agencies -- United States organizations -- International organizations -- 8. Resources -- Introduction -- Print sources -- General United States : books -- General United States : plays -- General world and comparative studies : books -- General world and comparative studies : articles -- Pro-choice books -- Pro-choice article -- Pro-life books -- Nonprint sources -- Video/DVD -- Internet sources -- Glossary -- Index -- About the author. |
| Summary |
Explores a wide variety of issues related to abortion. Abortion in the United States: A Reference Handbook offers a balanced, objective look at the ultimate "wedge" issue in American culture. This volume offers a revealing history of abortion politics and policy from the 1800s to Roe v. Wade to the present, with clear analyses of disputes such as public funding for abortion, the status of the fetus, contraception, abortion as a "litmus test" for candidates and judicial nominees, and more. A separate chapter looks at abortion politics throughout the world and places the United States in a global context. Biographies of major players, extensive data and documents, and a bibliography of important resources make this an essential resource on one of the most controversial topics in our national dialog. |
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Abortion -- United States.
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Abortion -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Pro-life movement -- United States.
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Pro-choice movement -- United States.
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Abortion, Criminal -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
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Abortion, Legal -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
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Public Opinion -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781598840988 hardcover : copy alkaline paper |
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1598840983 hardcover : copy alkaline paper |
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