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A long-overdue update on the dynamics of abortion politics in Canada, After Morgentaler explores the role of both state and non-state actors in the creation and maintenance of access to abortion services following the 1988 Morgentaler decision.

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"After Morgentaler provides a nuanced examination of the legislative and judicial actions that shaped access to abortion in Canada in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries."

"After Morgentaler is an important and compelling contribution to Canadian abortion scholarship."

-- Katrina Ackerman * Canadian Historical Review *

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 The Anti-abortion, Pro-choice, and Reproductive Justice Movements

2 Federal Politics and the Supreme Court

3 Abortion in the Provinces

4 Abortion as Health Care

5 Social Movement Activism in the Provinces

6 Never Going Back

Appendices; Notes; References; Index

After Morgentaler

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      Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/09/2017
      ISBN13: 9780774834384, 978-0774834384
      ISBN10: 0774834382
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A long-overdue update on the dynamics of abortion politics in Canada, After Morgentaler explores the role of both state and non-state actors in the creation and maintenance of access to abortion services following the 1988 Morgentaler decision.

      Trade Review

      "After Morgentaler provides a nuanced examination of the legislative and judicial actions that shaped access to abortion in Canada in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries."

      "After Morgentaler is an important and compelling contribution to Canadian abortion scholarship."

      -- Katrina Ackerman * Canadian Historical Review *

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1 The Anti-abortion, Pro-choice, and Reproductive Justice Movements

      2 Federal Politics and the Supreme Court

      3 Abortion in the Provinces

      4 Abortion as Health Care

      5 Social Movement Activism in the Provinces

      6 Never Going Back

      Appendices; Notes; References; Index

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