Beyond Pro-life and Pro-choice The Changing Politics of Abortion in Britain

Tracing the evolution of political and parliamentary discourses on abortion in Britain from the passage of the Abortion Act in the 1960s to the present day, this interdisciplinary book argues that to understand the changing pluralities of the abortion debate it is necessary to move beyond an understanding of abortion politics as characterised by ‘pro-choice’ versus ‘pro-life’.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Fran Amery is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Bath.

Zusammenfassung

Tracing the evolution of political discourse on abortion from the 1960s to today, this interdisciplinary book argues that in order to understand the changing pluralities of contemporary abortion debate, it is necessary to move beyond an understanding of abortion politics as characterised by ‘pro-choice’ and ‘pro-life’.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Fran Amery, Fran (University of Bath) Amery
• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Sprachen: Englisch
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.01.2020
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung
• EAN: 9781529205374
• ISBN: 978-1-5292-0537-4
• Anzahl Seiten: 236
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm
• Gewicht (Verpackung): 365 g
• Themen: Politikwissenschaft; Ethische Themen: Schwangerschaftsabbruch und Geburtenkontrolle