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Abortion before Birth Control
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IndexAbe Iso, 26, 27, 28abortion: considered as birth control method,83-84; costs of Japanese, 160n.l4,179n.98; criteria for criminal, 159n.4;cross-national policies on, 160n.5; doctorsaccused of profiting from, 54, 73; for "eco-nomic reasons," 44-46, 47, 57, 62-63, 69-77; Eugenic Protection Committee approvalof, 40; Eugenic Protection Law governing,38; favored over contraceptive pill, 10, 127;historical overview in Japan, 22-24; Japa-nese cultural acceptance of, 8-9; Japanesefeminist rhetoric on, 65—68; Japanese inter-national reputation and, 57, 71; labor short-ages linked to, 57, 62, 184n.5O; legalization(1923) of emergency, 28; marital statusand, 161nn.l5, 18; reporting of, 161nn.l5,16; surveys on social approval/rates of,163n.31, 179n.95, 189n.ll2; duringToku-gawa period (1603-1868), 22-23"abortion before birth control" phenomenon(Japan): contraception policy (1945-60)and, 83-84; described, 36abortion campaign of 1931 (Germany), 28abortion policies: development of English,184n.47; doctor-controlled model of,180n.l07; French Vichy law (1942) on,180n.l08; international, 4abortion policy (Japan): during Allied Occupa-tion, 10; Article 14 (Eugenic Protection lawrevision) and, 5, 44—46; contradictions ofcontraceptive and, 8-10; under EugenicLaw, 4-5; Eugenic Protection Law impacton, 4; Eugenic Protection Law revision(1952) and, 48-49; history of legal abor-tion period in, 160n.8; impact of civilsociety on, 22; impact of interest groupson, 13-14; international public opinionand, 57, 71, 183nn.37, 38; during Meiji pe-riod, 23-24; noninvolvement by women'smovement in, 51-52; political dynamics oflegalizing, 50—51; political objections to,48; to prevent birth of unfit, 41; prior to1930, 22-28; religious/moral objections to,46-48; unique characteristics of debateover, 82abortion rates (cross-national), 7/abortion rates (Japan): cross-national compari-son with, 7/; impact on birth rate by, 5-6;impact of Eugenic Protection Law revision(1952) on, 49-50; during 1949-1998, 7/Agricultural Basic Law, 20Agricultural Cooperative Association (Nokyo),16AIDS, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127AkiyamaYoko, 116, 118All-Japan Family Planning Conference (1958),55amakudari (descent from heaven) jobs, 17Amemiya, Kozy Kazuko, 49, 54anti-abortion movement (Japan): affiliatedwith Seicho no Ie, 55-56; challenged byNichibo, 58, 61, 62-64; Eugenic ProtectionLaw revision and, 53-59; link to familyplanning movement by, 54-55; on "na-tional shame" of Japan, 71; origins of, 53-54; women's liberation movement and, 65-66anti-birth control views: by MHW, 89-93;SCAP monitoring of, 91-93Antiprostitution Law of 1956, 55anti-revision women's groups (1982-83), 73-76Aoshiba no kai, 65Aren't Fetuses Human Beings? (Seicho no Ie),72Article 1 (Eugenic Protection Law), 37-38, 77Article 4 (Eugenic Protection Law), 5Article 6 (National Eugenic Protection Bill),32Article 9 (National Eugenics Law), 39Article 10 (National Eugenics Law), 39Article 14 (Eugenic Protection Law), 5Article 14 (Eugenic Protection Law revision).See "economic reasons" clauseArticle 16 (Eugenic Protection Law), 88Article 20 (Eugenic Protection Law revision),62
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IndexAbe Iso, 26, 27, 28abortion: considered as birth control method,83-84; costs of Japanese, 160n.l4,179n.98; criteria for criminal, 159n.4;cross-national policies on, 160n.5; doctorsaccused of profiting from, 54, 73; for "eco-nomic reasons," 44-46, 47, 57, 62-63, 69-77; Eugenic Protection Committee approvalof, 40; Eugenic Protection Law governing,38; favored over contraceptive pill, 10, 127;historical overview in Japan, 22-24; Japa-nese cultural acceptance of, 8-9; Japanesefeminist rhetoric on, 65—68; Japanese inter-national reputation and, 57, 71; labor short-ages linked to, 57, 62, 184n.5O; legalization(1923) of emergency, 28; marital statusand, 161nn.l5, 18; reporting of, 161nn.l5,16; surveys on social approval/rates of,163n.31, 179n.95, 189n.ll2; duringToku-gawa period (1603-1868), 22-23"abortion before birth control" phenomenon(Japan): contraception policy (1945-60)and, 83-84; described, 36abortion campaign of 1931 (Germany), 28abortion policies: development of English,184n.47; doctor-controlled model of,180n.l07; French Vichy law (1942) on,180n.l08; international, 4abortion policy (Japan): during Allied Occupa-tion, 10; Article 14 (Eugenic Protection lawrevision) and, 5, 44—46; contradictions ofcontraceptive and, 8-10; under EugenicLaw, 4-5; Eugenic Protection Law impacton, 4; Eugenic Protection Law revision(1952) and, 48-49; history of legal abor-tion period in, 160n.8; impact of civilsociety on, 22; impact of interest groupson, 13-14; international public opinionand, 57, 71, 183nn.37, 38; during Meiji pe-riod, 23-24; noninvolvement by women'smovement in, 51-52; political dynamics oflegalizing, 50—51; political objections to,48; to prevent birth of unfit, 41; prior to1930, 22-28; religious/moral objections to,46-48; unique characteristics of debateover, 82abortion rates (cross-national), 7/abortion rates (Japan): cross-national compari-son with, 7/; impact on birth rate by, 5-6;impact of Eugenic Protection Law revision(1952) on, 49-50; during 1949-1998, 7/Agricultural Basic Law, 20Agricultural Cooperative Association (Nokyo),16AIDS, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127AkiyamaYoko, 116, 118All-Japan Family Planning Conference (1958),55amakudari (descent from heaven) jobs, 17Amemiya, Kozy Kazuko, 49, 54anti-abortion movement (Japan): affiliatedwith Seicho no Ie, 55-56; challenged byNichibo, 58, 61, 62-64; Eugenic ProtectionLaw revision and, 53-59; link to familyplanning movement by, 54-55; on "na-tional shame" of Japan, 71; origins of, 53-54; women's liberation movement and, 65-66anti-birth control views: by MHW, 89-93;SCAP monitoring of, 91-93Antiprostitution Law of 1956, 55anti-revision women's groups (1982-83), 73-76Aoshiba no kai, 65Aren't Fetuses Human Beings? (Seicho no Ie),72Article 1 (Eugenic Protection Law), 37-38, 77Article 4 (Eugenic Protection Law), 5Article 6 (National Eugenic Protection Bill),32Article 9 (National Eugenics Law), 39Article 10 (National Eugenics Law), 39Article 14 (Eugenic Protection Law), 5Article 14 (Eugenic Protection Law revision).See "economic reasons" clauseArticle 16 (Eugenic Protection Law), 88Article 20 (Eugenic Protection Law revision),62
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Abbreviations xv
  6. CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1
  7. CHAPTER TWO The Politics of Interests 12
  8. CHAPTER THREE For the Good of the Nation: Prewar Abortion and Contraception Policy 22
  9. CHAPTER FOUR Japan Legalizes Abortion: The Intersection of National and Professional Interests 36
  10. CHAPTER FIVE The Politics of Abortion: Movements to Revise the Eugenic Protection Law (1952-2000) 53
  11. CHAPTER SIX Abortion before Birth Control: Japanese Contraception Policy (1945-1960) 83
  12. CHAPTER SEVEN The Politics of the Pill (1955-2000) 103
  13. CHAPTER EIGHT Conclusion 133
  14. APPENDIX 139
  15. Notes 159
  16. Bibliography 217
  17. Index 233
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Abbreviations xv
  6. CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1
  7. CHAPTER TWO The Politics of Interests 12
  8. CHAPTER THREE For the Good of the Nation: Prewar Abortion and Contraception Policy 22
  9. CHAPTER FOUR Japan Legalizes Abortion: The Intersection of National and Professional Interests 36
  10. CHAPTER FIVE The Politics of Abortion: Movements to Revise the Eugenic Protection Law (1952-2000) 53
  11. CHAPTER SIX Abortion before Birth Control: Japanese Contraception Policy (1945-1960) 83
  12. CHAPTER SEVEN The Politics of the Pill (1955-2000) 103
  13. CHAPTER EIGHT Conclusion 133
  14. APPENDIX 139
  15. Notes 159
  16. Bibliography 217
  17. Index 233
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