Family Planning and Abortion Policy in the United States

1979 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 452-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ketayun H. Gould
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Abortion Policy

Population Control: Latin America and the United States

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 725-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
M-Françoise Hall
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Population Control ◽  
The United States ◽  
Latin Americans ◽  
Family Planning Programs

There are numerous reasons why Latin Americans do not place a high priority on the control of their hitherto unprecedented rate of population growth. Some of these are known and discussed at length in the United States. Others seem more difficult for us to understand. They are usually little discussed and if they are, find little sympathy. This article focuses on these little discussed reasons. In order to improve communications between our nation and Latin America, it is important that we see population growth and its meaning as it appears to Latin Americans for whom the implications of large-scale demographically-effective family planning programs are very different from our own.

Shaping Policy Through Litigation: Abortion Law in the United States

1993 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Ann Farr
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Abortion Policy ◽  
Abortion Law ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Roe V Wade

The criminalization of abortion in the United States began in the early 1800s and was nearly universal by the late 1800s. It was not until the middle of the 1900s that abortion reform gained momentum, culminating in 1973 in the Roe v. Wade decision that protected women's right to abortion. In this article it is argued that since Roe, litigation has been increasingly used to shape abortion policy. The rise of such litigation, as well as the kinds of issues and concerns raised by litigants, are described. The role played by the Supreme Court in changing the legal status of abortion is examined.

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