Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 523 g
The Changing Politics of Abortion in Britain
Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 523 g
ISBN: 978-1-5292-0499-5
Verlag: Bristol University Press
Examining the changing pluralities of contemporary abortion debate in Britain, this innovative and important book shows why it is necessary to move beyond an understanding of abortion politics as characterised in binary terms by ‘pro-choice’ versus ‘pro-life’.
Amery traces the evolution of political and parliamentary discourses from the passage of the Abortion Act in the 1960s to the present day, and argues that the current provision of abortion in Britain rests on assumptions about medical authority over women’s reproductive decision-making which are unsustainable.
She explores new arguments around sex-selective abortion, disability rights, pre-abortion counselling and the push for decriminalization, and radically reconceptualizes the debate to account for these new battlegrounds in abortion politics.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Abtreibung, Geburtenkontrolle: Soziale & Ethische Themen
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction
2. Regulating the female body
3. Passing the Abortion Act
4. Feminism enters the debate
5. Backlash and appropriation
6. Into the 21st century
7. Towards decriminalisation? New battlegrounds in abortion politics
8. Conclusion
