Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood:
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Main Author: Luker, Kristin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley University of California Press 2008
Series:California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy, 3
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Item Description:Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Medicine and Morality in the Nineteenth Century; 3 The Century of Silence; 4 Abortion Reform: The Professionals' Dilemma; 5 Women and the Right to Abortion; 6 The Emergence of the Right-to-Life Movement; 7 World Views of the Activists; 8 Motherhood and Morality in America; 9 The Future of the Debate; Appendix 1: Methodology; Appendix 2: Tables; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
This study of the abortion controversy in the United States argues that moral positions on abortion are intimately tied to views on sexual behaviour, the care of children, family life, technology, and the importance of the individual
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (342 pages)
ISBN:0520907922
9780520907928

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