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From Crime to Choice: The Transformation of Abortion in America

From Crime to Choice: The Transformation of Abortion in America

Davis, Nanette J.

Hardcover

Series: Contributions in Women's Studies, Book 60

CriminologyGeneral SociologyWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 0313249296
ISBN13: 9780313249297
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Dec 23 1985
Pages: 310
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This work provides the first broadly based documentation and analysis of the evolution of abortion from criminal act to personal choice. The author places the abortion question in the wider context of change in the social realm and in law, politics, economics, and medical practice. Dealing with the confrontation between pro-life and pro-choice groups, Davis analyzes feminist interpretations of abortion reform and discusses efforts to create a human-centered procedure that will benefit women themselves rather than doctors or clinic managers. Other important issues covered include the historical inconsistency of abortion laws and their enforcement; social and institutional support systems before and after legalization; social policy and abortion; the effects of legalized abortion on women's kinship ties; the Equal Rights Amdendment; and biological politics.

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