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Abortion and American Politics (Paperback)
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How the deeply divisive abortion controversy has played out on
state and national levels during the past two decades provides an
illustrative portrait, even if in some ways a disappointing
reflection, of the operation of American government and politics.
In Abortion and American Politics, Barbara H. Craig and David M.
O'Brien tell the story of this explosive social issue, from the
Supreme Court's landmark 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade, through the
years of grass-roots activism and public debate that led to the
de-turning 1989 decision in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
and to the no less controversial 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood
of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. Against the background of
ambiguities of public opinion polls, the authors trace the
strategic maneuvering of interest groups in bringing litigation and
in pushing for legislation and executive action. And they
underscore the prospects for further changes in the national debate
over abortion with the Clinton administration's policies and its
judicial appointees. Without attempting to resolve the abortion
controversy or to advocate one or another position, Craig and
O'Brien present a comprehensive analysis of the complex interaction
of interest groups, the states, the courts, Congress, and the
president and the executive branch. As a case study of
institutional conflict over public policy, Abortion and American
Politics demonstrates the enduring vitality of the Founders' vision
of a system of constitutional politics that allows for incremental
change as a means to ensure stability in the face of unyielding
social controversy.
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