Abortion Debate in the World Arena
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As the topic of abortion continues to figure prominently in the public consciousness of many countries, The Abortion Debate in the World Arena addresses the development of abortion issues on a global level.Using extensive interviews, including discussions with heads of state and church, and original research in Kenya, Mexico and Poland, Andrezej Kulcycki examines how cultural history, women's movements, the Catholic Church and international influences have shaped abortion policies in those nations. Recognizing that many abortion issues are moving beyond Western liberal democracies, this book shows how and why the dynamics of the abortion debate have significantly shifted toward developing nations and to post-communist societies of East Central Europe. Booknews Using interviews with heads of state, church leaders, and others as well as his own research, Kulczycki (population studies, American U. of Beirut) examines how cultural history, women's movements, the Catholic Church, and transnational influences have shaped abortion policies in Kenya, Mexico, and Poland. He then generalizes from the country studies to describe how governments throughout the world are finding it more difficult to contain the controversy and develop effective policy as societies become more pluralistic and open to external interests. Paper edition (92268-2), $24.99. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)
List of Tables and FiguresList of AbbreviationsPreface1A Global Policy Conundrum12Abortion in Kenya: The Tyranny of Silence413Abortion in Mexico: Negotiating a Hidden Reality764Abortion in Poland: Peering into Pandora's Box1105The Global Nature of the Abortion Debate: Realities and Prospects146Appendix173Notes177Bibliography211Name/Author Index233Subject Index239
