Politics of Abortion in the United States and Canada: A Comparative Study

A cross-cultural analysis of the abortion issue in the United States and Canada. The book focuses on: the judicial, legislative and executive branches; public opinion and interest groups; federal agencies; and the roles of subnational authorities and the health care sectors. Introduction; Chapter 1 Background to Controversy; Chapter 2 Judicial Activism and Judicial Activity; Chapter 3 The Legislative Response; Chapter 4 Public Opinion and Organized Interests; Chapter 5 No Mandates on Abortion; Chapter 6 Two Models of Executive Politics; Chapter 7 Federalism and the Implementation Problem; concl Social Convergence and Institutional Divergence;