Abortion Politics in the United States and Canada: Studies in Public Opinion

by Marthe A Chandler and Ted G. Jelen

This edited collection examines various aspects of the explosive abortion issue in the United States and Canada. In both countries, decisions of the national supreme court have made access to legal abortion easier than had previously been the case. This volume looks at the aftermath of Roe v. Wade in the U.S. and Morgantaler v. Regina in Canada. Individual chapters deal with the rhetoric of public discourse, public opinion at the mass level, political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275945618
• ISBN13: 9780275945619
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"