Safe, Legal, and Unavailable? Abortion Politics in the United StatesSAGE Publications, 2007 - 235 páginas The Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade legalized abortion. Yet while the medical procedure is legal—and safe—many women across the country do not have the ability to exercise this reproductive right. Melody Rose examines abortion as a social regulatory policy, thoughtfully and thoroughly chronicling the erosion of abortion rights and availability since Roe. Paying respect to all views of this controversial topic in her engaging new book, Rose explores the success of the right-to-life movement in accumulating local and national policies that restrict access to abortion while enhancing fetal protections. In addition to a basic and brief primer on the practice and history of abortion, Rose considers the roles played by the courts, political parties, and interest groups in constructing barriers to abortion. With an examination of public opinion poll data and a look at both state and national statutory prohibitions on abortion, Rose also shows how powerful language wars have resulted in material policy alterations. Chapter-opening vignettes and vivid storytelling make this brief and topical supplement a good read that is sure to get your students thinking critically about this highly charged topic. As well, the author has augmented chapters with further reading suggestions and provocative discussion questions that invite insightful discussion and analysis. |
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... Early Years The earliest American abortion policy followed English Common Law , which established a " born alive " rule , meaning that the law only applied to cases in which infants were born alive , and then were subject to homicide ...
... early abortion policies reflect about medical practices and reli- gious beliefs ? How have those values changed or remained the same in Ameri- can culture ? Are these changes for better or worse ? 5. Are the hallmarks of early American ...
... early Supreme Court abor- tion rulings . However , historical deference to male physicians never guaranteed women's access to abortion . On the contrary , as the 1920s and 1930s demonstrate , physi- cians have often been free to impose ...
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Just the Facts | 30 |
Conclusion | 50 |
Abortion on Demand? The Supreme Court | 57 |
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