num_pages: 324
description: 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.
language: English
title: Abortion & the Politics of Motherhood
titlecomplete: Abortion & the Politics of Motherhood
genres: Feminism, History, Sociology, Gender, Womens Studies, School, Science, Nonfiction, Academic, Politics
ratings_count: 194
series: California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy
publisher: University of California Press