Understanding the New Politics of Abortion

Few issues facing society today are more divisive than the conflict over abortion rights. As the United States entered the decade of the 1990s, battles over abortion raged in all branches--and at all levels--of government. This comprehensive, cutting-edge volume presents a novel theoretical framework for understanding the "new" politics of abortion. It serves as the most current empirical and theoretical research on the issue, as an up-to-date assessment of the controversy, as a stimulus for debate about future policy, and as a tool to teach students about abortion as a political issue. It improves understanding of the "new" politics of abortion by describing, analyzing, and interpreting the subtleties of conflicting values, attitudes, and behavior. Understanding the New Politics of Abortion combines the most recent scholarly research with accessibility for classroom use. With contributions from some of the most well-established scholars in abortion politics, it serves as the premier resource for current information. "Together, the chapters in this volume stand as an indication that political scientists have much to offer to our understanding of the nature of abortion politics. Given the likelihood that this issue will remain high on the public agenda for quite some time, we are sure these chapters will be widely cited by those laboring to understand this complex issue." --from the Foreword by Susan Welch, The Pennsylvania State University, & John Hibbing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803952406
• ISBN13: 9780803952409
• Release Date: July 1993
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"