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Intended consequences : birth control, abortion, and the federal government in modern America /

After World War II, American policy experts - convinced that unchecked population growth threatened global disaster - successfully lobbied bipartisan policy-makers in Washington to initiate federally-funded family planning. In Intended Consequences, Donald T. Critchlow deftly chronicles how the gove...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Critchlow, Donald T., 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Laying the Foundation for Federal Family Planning Policy: The Eisenhower-Kennedy Years
  • 2. Moving Forward Quietly: Family Planning in the Johnson Administration
  • 3. Implementing the Policy Revolution Under Johnson and Nixon
  • 4. The Backlash: Roman Catholics, Contraceptives, Abortion, and Sterilization
  • 5. Richard Nixon and the Politicization of Family Planning Policy
  • 6. Contesting the Policy Terrain After Roe: From Reagan to Clinton.