Abortion Law and Politics Today [Hardcover]

Ellie Lee (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0312215746 | ISBN-13: 978-0312215743 | Publication Date: October 15, 1998

The contributors to this collection discuss the extent to which the contemporary legal framework on abortion matches the needs of women faced with unwanted pregnancy. The book contains chapters on Britain, including an account of the campaign to legalize abortion, written by those centrally involved with that campaign; international comparisons of abortion law, with chapters on France, the United States, Ireland and Poland; and chapters covering contemporary debates, including men's rights in abortion and abortion for fetal abnormality.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'In this collection, Ellie Lee brings together innovative essays about the debates surrounding abortion. On a subject where controversy is inevitable, the authors in this extremely valuable volume offer us a reading of abortion for the twenty-first century.' - Professor Mary Evans, University of Kent at Canterbury --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Ellie Lee is the founder and co-ordinator of the Pro-Choice Forum.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 253 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (October 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312215746
• ISBN-13: 978-0312215743
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,348,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)