The Politics of Funding Abortion: State Responses to the Political Environment

The Politics of Funding Abortion: State Responses to the Political Environment

This research examines the politics of funding abortions for low-income women in the American states. State policies on abortion funding reflected the relative strength of citizen groups on both sides of the issue and an array of partisan forces. After policy adoption, the number of abortions funded...

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Veröffentlicht in:American politics quarterly 1993-01, Vol.21 (1), p.81-101
Hauptverfasser: Meier, Kenneth J., McFarlane, Deborah R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abortion
Abortion, Induced
Bioethics
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Family Planning Services
Financing, Government
Fund
Government Regulation
Humans
Medicaid
Morals
POLITICAL MOVEMENT
POLITICAL POLICY
Politics
Poverty
Public Policy
Social Control, Formal
Socioeconomic Factors
State Government
United States
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Zusammenfassung:This research examines the politics of funding abortions for low-income women in the American states. State policies on abortion funding reflected the relative strength of citizen groups on both sides of the issue and an array of partisan forces. After policy adoption, the number of abortions funded was determined by public policy and the relative demand for abortion services.
ISSN:0044-7803
2376-3728
DOI:10.1177/1532673X9302100106