Abortion and the politics of motherhood / Kristin Luker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luker, Kristin.

Series:

California series on social choice and political economy.

California series on social choice and political economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abortion--United States.

Abortion--Political aspects--United States.

Pro-life movement--United States.

Motherhood--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 324 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c1984.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this important study of the abortion controversy in the United States, Kristin Luker examines the issues, people, and beliefs on both sides of the abortion conflict. She draws data from twenty years of public documents and newspaper accounts, as well as over two hundred interviews with both pro-life and pro-choice activists. She argues that moral positions on abortion are intimately tied to views on sexual behavior, the care of children, family life, technology, and the importance of the individual.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Medicine and Morality in the Nineteenth Century

3. The Century of Silence

4. Abortion Reform: The Professionals' Dilemma

5. Women and the Right to Abortion

6. The Emergence of the Right-to-Life Movement

7. World Views of the Activists

8. Motherhood and Morality in America

9. The Future of the Debate

Appendix 1: Methodology

Appendix 2: Tables

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-309) and index.

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ISBN:

9786612758553

9781282758551

1282758551

9780520907928

0520907922

OCLC:

609849960