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Abortion before Birth Control : The Politics of Reproduction in Postwar Japan /

Why has postwar Japanese abortion policy been relatively progressive, while contraception policy has been relatively conservative? The Japanese government legalized abortion in 1948 but did not approve the pill until 1999. In this carefully researched study, Tiana Norgren argues that these contradic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Norgren, Christiana A. E., 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • Ch. 2. The Politics of Interests
  • Ch. 3. For the Good of the Nation: Prewar Abortion and Contraception Policy
  • Ch. 4. Japan Legalizes Abortion: The Intersection of National and Professional Interests
  • Ch. 5. The Politics of Abortion: Movements to Revise the Eugenic Protection Law (1952-2000)
  • Ch. 6. Abortion before Birth Control: Japanese Contraception Policy (1945-1960)
  • Ch. 7. The Politics of the Pill (1955-2000)
  • Ch. 8. Conclusion.