Doctors and Demonstrators

图书信息

作者	Halfmann, Drew
出版社	University of Chicago Press
ISBN	9780226313443
出版时间	2011-07-15
字数	77.8万
分类	University of Chicago Press,进口书,外文原版书,文学,自传,回忆录

读书简介

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.

目录

Cover

Copyright

Title

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

PART ONE. Abortion Reforms of the Long 1960s

2. The Reforms and Their Roots

3. Medical Interests and Priorities

PART TWO. After Reform

4. Abortion Services

5. The Politicization of Abortion

6. Policy Change after Reform

7. Political Institutions and Abortion Policy

References

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

Notes

Index