Women's rights? the handicapped foetus and abortion in Japan
This book analyses the debates between handicapped people's movement and women's movement in Japan about the issue of selective abortion focusing on the concept of 'right'.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press
c2009.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | IIAS Publications Series
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432223506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Historical Background; 2 Abortion Debates in the 1970's; 3 On women's selfishness and the right to abortion; 4 Abortion Debates in the 1980's; 5 Analysis of the Discourse on the Concept of Individual, Political Rights in the 1980's; 6 The Debate on the Notion of Individual, Political Rights after the Repeal of the Eugenic Protection Law; 7 Liberated Individuals?; Conclusion Summary of the Analysis and the Future of the Concept of 'Rights'; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Notes; Bibliography; Index
