Abortion politics, women's movements, and the democratic state : a comparative study of state feminism /

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This volume examines the impact of women's movements on the policy making processes determining abortion laws. It comprises the results of a cross-national research project on abortion politics in 11 democratic states between the 1960s and 2000.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: McBride, Dorothy E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Series:Gender and politics.
Subjects:
Abortion > Political aspects.
Abortion > Government policy.
Abortion > Law and legislation.
Feminism > Government policy.
Feminist theory.
Women and democracy.
Women > Political activity.
Abortion, Criminal
Avortement > Aspect politique.
Avortement > Politique gouvernementale.
Avortement > Droit.
Féminisme > Politique gouvernementale.
Théorie féministe.
Femmes et démocratie.
Femmes en politique.
Femmes > Activité politique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Abortion & Birth Control.
Abortion > Government policy
Abortion > Law and legislation
Abortion > Political aspects
Feminism > Government policy
Feminist theory
Women and democracy
Women > Political activity
Abortus provocatus.
Overheidsbeleid.
Feminisme.
Debatten.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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