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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Abortion
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Beautiful Life
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Amanda Brohier, Robyn Graham
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One of the most private decisions a woman can make, abortion is
also one of the most contentious topics in American civic life.
Protested at rallies and politicized in party platforms,
terminating pregnancy is often characterized as a selfish decision
by women who put their own interests above those of the fetus. This
background of stigma and hostility has stifled women's willingness
to talk about abortion, which in turn distorts public and political
discussion. To pry open the silence surrounding this public issue,
Sanger distinguishes between abortion privacy, a form of
nondisclosure based on a woman's desire to control personal
information, and abortion secrecy, a woman's defense against the
many harms of disclosure. Laws regulating abortion patients and
providers treat abortion not as an acceptable medical decision-let
alone a right-but as something disreputable, immoral, and chosen by
mistake. Exploiting the emotional power of fetal imagery, laws
require women to undergo ultrasound, a practice welcomed in wanted
pregnancies but commandeered for use against women with unwanted
pregnancies. Sanger takes these prejudicial views of women's
abortion decisions into the twenty-first century by uncovering new
connections between abortion law and American culture and politics.
New medical technologies, women's increasing willingness to talk
online and off, and the prospect of tighter judicial reins on state
legislatures are shaking up the practice of abortion. As talk
becomes more transparent and acceptable, women's decisions about
whether or not to become mothers will be treated more like those of
other adults making significant personal choices.
Since World War II, abortion policies have remained remarkably
varied across European nations, with struggles over abortion rights
at the forefront of national politics. This volume analyses
European abortion governance and explores how social movements,
political groups, and individuals use protests and resistance to
influence abortion policy. Drawing on case studies from Italy,
Spain, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, the
United Kingdom and the European Union, it analyses the strategies
and discourses of groups seeking to liberalise or restrict
reproductive rights. It also illuminates the ways that reproductive
rights politics intersect with demographic anxieties, as well as
the rising nationalisms and xenophobia related to austerity
policies, mass migration and the recent terrorist attacks in
Europe.
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