Full Description
This book examines issues surrounding abortion and abortion practices in the United States through the perspectives of multiple disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, philosophy, community health, theology, and political science. The essays parallel the interdisciplinary nature of feminist and women's studies, situating abortion within a wider understanding of the impact of reproduction on women's lives and their health. The contributing authors provide an accessible summary of the numerous topics surrounding abortion, and the essays reflect both original research and scholarly discourse on existing research and literature.
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Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword: How This Book Exemplifies the Best of Women's Studies
SUE V. ROSSER
Introduction
SUSAN A. MARTINELLI-FERNANDEZ and LORI BAKER-SPERRY
Abortion: A Sociological Perspective
POLLY F. RADOSH
Health and Medical Aspects of Abortion
KATHY FISCHER and SARAH R. GOFF
The Many Faces of U.S. Abortion Policy: How Government Structure Results in Multiple Policies
AIMEE D. SHOUSE
Hidden in Plain View: An Overview of Abortion in Rural Illinois and Around the Globe
HEATHER MCILVAINE-NEWSAD
Abortion, Polyphonic Narratives and Kantianism: Quality of Life Matters
SUSAN A. MARTINELLI-FERNANDEZ
Staying Within an "Understanding Distance": One Feminist's Scientific and Theological Reflections on Pregnancy and Abortion
ALTHEA K. ALTON
Orphans, Abortions, and the Public Fetus in The Cider House Rules
LORI BAKER-SPERRY
Abortion and Mental Health
GAYLA ELLIOTT
Pedagogical Considerations for an Interdisciplinary Course on Abortion
LORI BAKER-SPERRY
Concluding Remarks: The Uncertainty of Autonomy and the Assuredness of Vagueness
HEATHER MCILVAINE-NEWSAD
About the Contributors
Index
