The New Politics of Abortion
Joni Lovenduski editor Joyce Outshoorn editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Published:28th Aug '86
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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.
`Unlike many edited collections, the contributions build on each other, with introductory and closing chapters welding the book into a coherent and integrated whole...(it is ) an excellent collection of case studies.′ -- The Times Higher Education Supplement, 13.4.87
`The high quality of all the essays and their successful integration of conceptual and historical or empirical analysis makes this book an admirable text for policy analysts and comparative political scientists as well as for those solely interested in abortion itself.′ -- West European Politics
`a lucid and interesting analysis of the varying experiences of eight communities -- Political Studies, Vol 35 No4, Dec 1987
`essential reading for anyone interested in the abortion issue or in the impact of feminist struggle or pressure group politics.′ -- Women′s Studies Internaional Forum, Vol 10 No 6, Dec 1987
`an invaluable book for a student of politics interested in the way in which different interest groups impact on each other and on the legislature. It is also fascinating for the light it throws on the different tactics of pro- and anti-choice campaigners in different countries.′ -- Journal of the National Abortion Campaign
`The book has a great deal to offer.′ -- People, Vol 15 No 2, 1988
ISBN: 9780803980075
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 300g
186 pages