Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Introduction Cross-Cultural Research on Abortion | p. 3 |
Background to Controversy Origins of American and Canadian Abortion Policy | p. 21 |
Judicial Activism and Judicial Activity is Canada Becoming like the United States? | p. 52 |
The Legislative Response Abortion in Congress and Parliament | p. 83 |
Public Opinion and Organized Interests Consensus Building or Mobilization of Bias? | p. 109 |
No Mandates on Abortion Party Politics and Elections | p. 144 |
Two Models of Executive Politics Politicized America and Depoliticized Canada | p. 167 |
Federalism and the Implementation Problem | p. 199 |
Conclusion: Social Convergence and Institutional Divergence How Close Are the Parallels? | p. 225 |
Appendix | p. 239 |
References | p. 241 |
Index | p. 259 |
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