4. The History of the Early Abortion Debate in Canada

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xi
4. THE CHANGING VOICE OF THE ANTIABORTION MOVEMENT. The Rise of “Pro-Woman” Rhetoric in Canada and the United States 1
5. 1. Introduction 3
6. Part I: Historicizing the Abortion Debate in North America
7. 2. The History of the Abortion Debate in the United States 37
8. 3. The Abortion Debate in the United States after Roe v. Wade 65
9. 4. The History of the Early Abortion Debate in Canada 92
10. 5. The Abortion Debate in Canada: Morgentaler and Beyond 118
11. 6. Intermezzo: The History of the Abortion Debate in North America 145
12. Part II: The Changing Voice of the Contemporary Anti-abortion Movement
13. 7. Shifting Strategies: A Little Old, a Lot New, a Bit of Both 159
14. 8. Women Up Front, God Out Back: The Changing Anti-abortion Arguments 189
15. 9. We’re All Progressives Now: Rebranding the Movement 222
16. 10. Anti-abortionism as the New Feminism: Reframing the Position 245
17. 11. From Jezebel to Snow White: Moralizing through Narrativizing 271
18. 12. “Pro-woman” Discourse in the United States 292
19. Part III: Conclusions and Implications
20. 13. Theoretical Implications 315
21. 14. Where to Now? Practical Implications for Abortion Rights Advocates 337
22. Acknowledgments 361
23. Appendix A. Glossary of Key Legal and Political Events, Organizations, and Individuals 367
24. Appendix B. Historical Timeline – Abortion Politics in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States 384
25. Appendix C. Historical Timeline – Abortion Discourse in Canada and the United States 388
26. References 393
27. Index 423