The Anti-Abortion Campaign in England, 1966-1989

ISBN-13: 9780367336196 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 170 str.

Olivia Dee

Opis

This is the first history of the anti-abortion campaign in England, focusing on 1966-1989, which saw the highest concentration of anti-abortion activity during the 20th century. It examines tactics used by campaigners, politicians and the media in their efforts to overturn the 1967 Abortion Act.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Abortion in England  2. Abortion and Permissiveness in Parliament  3. Babies for Burning: The Realities of Implementation  4. Anti-Abortion Propaganda and the James White Bill  5. Defining "Pro-Life": The David Alton Bill  6. One Body or Two?: Understandings of Embodiment and Personhood in Pro-Life Discourse.  Conclusion

O autorze

Olivia Dee is an oral historian of gender, women and reproductive rights based at Queens University Belfast, on the Northern Ireland Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries project. She completed her Ph.D. from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2017.