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Abortion and the politics of motherhood /

Examines the issues, people, and beliefs on both sides of the abortion conflict.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Luker, Kristin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, [1984]
Series:California series on social choice and political economy.
Subjects:
Abortion > United States.
Abortion > Political aspects > United States.
Pro-life movement > United States.
Motherhood > Moral and ethical aspects.
Abortion, Legal > United States.
Politics > United States.
Aborto > Aspectos políticos > EE. UU.
Avortement > États-Unis.
Avortement > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Maternité > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Mouvement pour le respect de la vie > États-Unis.
Abortion.
Abortion > Political aspects.
Pro-life movement.
United States.
Abortus provocatus.
Moederschap.
Sociale bewegingen.
Ethische aspecten.
Schwangerschaftsabbruch.
USA.
United States > Abortion > Sociopolitical aspects
Table of Contents:
  • Medicine and morality in the nineteenth century
  • The century of silence
  • Abortion reform: the professional's dilemma
  • Women and the right to abortion
  • The emergence of the right-to-life movement
  • World views of the activists
  • Motherhood and morality in America
  • The future of the debate.