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Auteur(s) : Halfmann, Drew
Titre(s) : Doctors and demonstrators [Texte imprimé] : how political institutions shape abortion law in the United States, Britain, and Canada / Drew Halfmann
Publication : Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2011
Description matérielle : xi, 354 p. ; 24 cm
Comprend : Introduction ; Part One Abortion reforms of the long 1960s ; The reforms and their
roots ; Medical interests and priorities ; Part Two After reform ; Abortion services
; The politicization of abortion ; Policy change after reform ; Political institutions
and abortion policy ; Appendix 1. Statements on abortion in American party platforms,
1972-2008 ; Appendix 2. U.S. Supreme Court cases on abortion ; Appendix 3. Abortion
attitudes in the United States and Britain ; Appendix 4. Abortion funding and provision
in the United States, Britain, and Canada, 1970s-2000s ; Appendix 5. Abortion attitudes
in the United States, Britain, and Canada, 1975-2004.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-339) and index
"Since Roe v. Wade, abortion has continued to be a divisive political issue in the
United States. In contrast, it has remained primarily a medical issue in Britain and
Canada despite the countries' shared heritage. Doctors and Demonstrators looks beyond
simplistic cultural or religious explanations to find out why abortion politics and
policies differ so dramatically in these otherwise similar countries. Drew Halfmann
argues that political institutions are the key. In the United States, federalism,
judicial review, and a private health care system contributed to the public definition
of abortion as an individual right rather than a medical necessity. Meanwhile, Halfmann
explains, the porous structure of American political parties gave pro-choice and pro-life
groups the opportunity to move the issue onto the political agenda. A groundbreaking
study of the complex legal and political factors behind the evolution of abortion
policy, Doctors and Demonstrators will be vital for anyone trying to understand this
contentious issue"--Provided by publisher
Sujet(s) : Avortement -- Droit -- États-Unis
Avortement -- Droit -- Grande-Bretagne
Avortement -- Droit -- Canada
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780226313429 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0226313425 (cloth) (alk. paper). -
ISBN 9780226313436 (pbk.) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0226313433 (pbk.) (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb435476467
Notice n° :
FRBNF43547646
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)