ABORTION AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY by Laurie J. Shrage ( 9780195153088 )

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ABORTION AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
DEPOLARIZING THE DEBATE

By:

Laurie J. Shrage

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0195153081

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC

Pub. date:

1 January, 2003

Series:

Studies in Feminist Philosophy

Pages:

188

Description:

Laurie Shrage attributes much of the long-standing controversy about abortion to Roe v. Wade and to the Supreme Court's controversial regulatory scheme in that 1973 decision. Shrage explores the origins of that scheme but argues for an alternate scheme - therapeutic abortions shorter than six months can protect women's interests and advance important public interests, but that reproductive rights campaigns should also focus on the social and economicconditions that prevent women having access to the abortion services they need. Including over 40 illustrations of pro-life and pro-choice advertisements to demonstrate the nature of the debate, this timely and provocative work will appeal to feminists in a wide range of fields including philosophy, politicalscience, women's studies, communication, and public policy.

Synopsis:

Schrage argues that Roe v Wade's regulatory scheme of a six-month time span for abortion on demand polarized the public and obscured alternatives with potentially broader support. She explores the origins of that scheme, then defends an alternate one-with a time span shorter than 6 months for non-therapeutic abortions-that could win broad support needed to make legal abortion services available to all women.

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