Abortion, Partial-Birth Abortion, and Adolescent Access to Abortion: An Overview for Social Workers
| Autor: | Brooke Bernadi, Erica Galietta, Lindsey Keiper, Andrea Dunham, Deana Boughter, Darrel Montero, Samantha Brown |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Social work
business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Abortion Principle of legality Morality Public opinion humanities Supreme court Anthropology Law Political science embryonic structures Societal attitudes towards abortion business health care economics and organizations reproductive and urinary physiology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) media_common Social policy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. 22:947-959 |
| ISSN: | 1540-3556 1091-1359 |
| Popis: | Although the U.S Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion in 1973, intense controversy over access, legality, and morality has persisted ever since that landmark decision. National opinion data collected from 1975 to 2007 show that a majority of Americans support a woman's right to an abortion, but this right is increasingly under attack, and recent proposed changes to abortion access are not in line with how most Americans feel. This paper considers public opinion trends in the sharply divided arenas of abortion, partial-birth abortion, and adolescents' rights to access abortion with a critical eye to social work practice. We explore several opportunities for social workers to advocate for clients, including legislative advocacy, reform through litigation, social action, and social policy analysis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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