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AuthorRose, Melody.TitleSafe, legal, and unavailable? : abortion politics in the United States / Melody Rose.PublishedWashington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2007.FormatBook
Descriptionxvi, 235 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

LinkTable of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0617/2006022032.html
NotesIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Contents|Tables, figures, and map --| |Preface --| |Introduction --| |A|brief history of American abortion policy --| |The|early years --| |The|movement to re-legalize abortion --| |The|opposition emerges --| |The|current debate --| |Abortion as social regulatory policy --| |Political labels --| |Research methodology --| |Maternal and fetal citizenship --| |Book overview --| |Discussion questions --| |Suggested reading --| |Notes --| |1.|Abortion : just the facts --| |Is the United States unique on the world stage? --| |Incidence of abortion in the United States --| |The|United States compared to the world --| |Why women have abortions --| |Abortion and safety --| |Who has abortions in the United States --| |When women have abortions --| |The|court of public opinion --| |Conclusion --| |Discussion questions --| |Suggested reading --| |Notes --| |2.|Abortion on demand? : the Supreme Court and abortion rights --| |Physicians as authorities --| |The|Supreme Court’s first appearance in abortion policy : challenges to the Comstock Law --| |Margaret Sanger : advocate for women’s reproductive rights --| |Physicians and the contraception and abortion movements --| |The|U.S. Supreme Court acknowledges a right to privacy --| |Griswold v. Connecticut --| |Roe v. Wade --| |The|intermediate years : protecting choice, denying rights --| |Neutral no more : Webster v. Reproductive Health Services --| |Casey : supplanting doctor authority with state authority --| |Stenberg v. Carhart : a footnote or a shift? --| |Conclusion --| |Discussion questions --| |Suggested reading --| |Notes --|
|3.|Abortion restrictions in the states --| |Practical barriers to abortion access --| |Location of providers --| |Competition and profit margins --| |The|graying of a generation --| |Anti-abortion extremism and violence --| |Pro-choice advocates respond --| |A|lack of education --| |Pharmacists as roadblocks to abortion --| |Statutory barriers to abortion access --| |Illegal and unenforceable barriers --| |Legal barriers --| |Barriers to funding --| |State protections for abortion --| |Patterns of restriction and protection --| |State protections for the fetus --| |Conclusion --| |Discussion questions --| |Suggested reading --| |Notes --| |4.|Abortion and the federal government --| |Constitutional amendment or statutory ban? --| |Banning federal funding of abortion --| |The|pro-life movement begins to organize --| |The|pro-life movement sets the terms of the debate --| |A|new strategy for a new century : persuade, protect, and prohibit --| |Persuade --| |Statutory protection of the fetus --| |Prohibit --| |Nomination politics and the making of a new Supreme Court --| |Conclusion --| |Discussion questions --| |Suggested reading --| |Notes --|
|5.|Pro-choice, pro-life, or pro-birth? : the partisan maneuverings of abortion politics --| |Party lines converge --| |General party lines --| |The|parties organize to win elections --| |The|1960s : the parties of Lincoln and Douglas --| |The|1970s : new coalitions for new positions --| |The|1980s : the parties change sides --| |The|1990s : republican loyalty and democratic disunity --| |2000 and beyond : party platforms dictate policy --| |Party in government --| |Crossing party lines on funding --| |Partisan loyalty in prohibition and fetal protection --| |Democratic disunity, republican unity --| |The|2004 election : abortion as a wedge issue? --| |Conclusion --| |Discussion questions --| |Suggested reading --| |Notes --| |6.|Conclusion : the pendulum swings --| |Introduction : where could we go from here? --| |The|physicians return --| |Women’s self-help movement --| |The|religious left --| |Conclusion --| |Discussion questions --| |Suggested reading --| |Notes --| |Appendix A : Landmark contraception and abortion cases --| |Appendix B : National political party platforms statements on abortion --| |Appendix C : Web resources --| |Index --| |About the author.|
ISBN1933116897 (alk. paper)9781933116891 (alk. paper)SubjectAbortion -- United States.
Abortion -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Abortion -- Political aspects -- United States.

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