The Politics of Moral Sin: Abortion and Divorce in Spain, Chile and Argentina

by Merike Blofield

This book analyzes the problems that arise when women's rights conflict with the views of conservative organized religion.

Specifically, it addresses the legalization - or lack thereof - of divorce and abortion in three recently democratized Catholic countries: Spain, Chile, and Argentina. Offering a vital and timely contribution to political debates on democratic consolidation, social policy, gender, politics and religion, it challenges...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415805961
• ISBN13: 9780415805964
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"