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The Anti-Abortion Campaign in England, 1966-1989 Olivia Dee (Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland)

The Anti-Abortion Campaign in England, 1966-1989 By Olivia Dee (Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland)

The Anti-Abortion Campaign in England, 1966-1989 by Olivia Dee (Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland)


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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.

The Anti-Abortion Campaign in England, 1966-1989 Summary

The Anti-Abortion Campaign in England, 1966-1989 by Olivia Dee (Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland)

This book comprises a history of the anti-abortion campaign in England, focusing on the period 1966-1989, which saw the highest concentration of anti-abortion activity during the twentieth century. It examines the tactics deployed by campaigners in their efforts to overturn the 1967 Abortion Act. Key themes include the influence of religion on attitudes towards sexuality and pregnancy; representations of women and the female body; and the varied, and often deeply contested, attitudes towards the status of the fetus articulated by both anti-abortion and pro-choice advocates during the years 1966-1989.

About Olivia Dee (Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland)

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.

Table of Contents

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

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NPB9780367336196
9780367336196
0367336197
The Anti-Abortion Campaign in England, 1966-1989 by Olivia Dee (Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland)
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2019-08-12
182
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