The New politics of abortion /
The New Politics of Abortion compares the reactions of eight Western political systems to demands for abortion legislation. The abortion issue is not easily integrated into party doctrines and consequently has been marginalized except where effective pressure groups have intervened. Examining the ex...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Beverly Hills :
Sage Publications,
1986.
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| Series: | Sage modern politics series ;
v. 11. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Table of contents Publisher description |
| Summary: | The New Politics of Abortion compares the reactions of eight Western political systems to demands for abortion legislation. The abortion issue is not easily integrated into party doctrines and consequently has been marginalized except where effective pressure groups have intervened. Examining the experience of Europe and the US in the last two decades, the contributors draw the surprising conclusion that the effect of abortion legislation has in many respects been minimal. The availability of abortion is ultimately dependent less on the law than on the existence of good medical facilities. |
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| Item Description: | Contains seven papers from a workshop on the politics of abortion at the 1984 ECPR joint sessions at Salzburg, plus two commissioned especially for this publication. Series from jacket. |
| Physical Description: | 175 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 080398006X 9780803980068 0803980078 9780803980075 |