Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood (California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy)

"Updated With a New Preface"In this important study of the abortion controversy in the United States, Kristin Luker examines the issues, people, and beliefs on both sides of the abortion conflict. She draws data from twenty years of public documents and newspaper accounts, as well as over two hundred interviews with both pro-life and pro-choice activists. She argues that moral positions on abortion are intimately tied to views on sexual behavior, the care of children, family life, technology, and the importance of the individual.Luker, Kristin is the author of 'Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood (California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy)', published 2008 under ISBN 9780520224773 and ISBN 0520224779.