Title: Abortion politics

POPLINE Document Number: 244662

Author(s):

Marsh D
Chambers J

Source citation:

London, England, Junction Books, 1981. x, 243 p.

Abstract:

This book is concerned with how Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom voted on John Corrie's Abortion (Amendment) Bill of 1979-1980, which was designed to make abortion legislation more restrictive than it had been before. The authors note that in this instance, MPs were free to vote according to conscience and were not bound to follow an official party line. In particular, the book is concerned with the process by which MPs arrived at their decisions concerning how to vote, with the various pressure groups lobbying for their support, and with the extent to which they changed their opinions during the course of the debate.

Keywords:

United Kingdom
Abortion Law
Legislation
Political Factors
Abortion
Interest Groups
Developed Countries
Europe, Western
Europe
Fertility Control, Postconception
Family Planning