Reproductive Rights in the Age of Human Rights

1. Front Matter

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2. The Reproductive Rights Debate in the Age of Human Rights

   • Alisa Von Hagel, Daniela Mansbach

   Pages 1-27

3. The Fight over Abortion: Fetal Rights in the Post-Roe Era

   • Alisa Von Hagel, Daniela Mansbach

   Pages 29-85

4. Love Them Both: Pro-life Is Pro-women

   • Alisa Von Hagel, Daniela Mansbach

   Pages 87-140

5. Defending the People: Third-Party Interests in the Debate over Reproductive Rights

   • Alisa Von Hagel, Daniela Mansbach

   Pages 141-182

6. Between Conservatism and Libertarianism: Pro-life Strategy After the ACA

   • Alisa Von Hagel, Daniela Mansbach

   Pages 183-212

7. The Future of Reproductive Rights in the Age of Human Rights

   • Alisa Von Hagel, Daniela Mansbach

   Pages 213-235

8. Back Matter

   Pages 237-250

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This book traces the development of the discourse used by the pro-life movement since the 1970s, and its relationship to public policy efforts at the state and federal level. The pro-life movement’s successes, both in legislative efforts to limit access to abortion as well changing the public’s perception of the pro-life movement, is surprising given American’s continued support of some level of access to abortion. Using a multi-method approach, the authors argue that these successes are a result of a dynamic and responsive movement, which has adapted both its discourse and public policy efforts since Roe v. Wade. With the Hobby Lobby ruling in 2014, the movement has successfully created its newest strategy, integrating claims of religious liberty to protect individuals and corporate entities. The book’s examination of the pro-life strategy highlights its current and future impact on human rights, reproductive rights, and right-wing politics.

• Reproductive Rights
• Abortion
• Pro-life
• Hobby Lobby v. Burwell
• Women-Protective
• Religious Liberty
• Human Rights
• Conservatism
• us politics

• University of Wisconsin–Superior , Superior, USA

  Alisa Von Hagel, Daniela Mansbach

Alisa Von Hagel is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, USA. Her research interests involve biomedical policy and ethics, and reproductive rights. Recently her work has been published in the journals Politics and the Life Sciences and International Journal of Feminist Politics. 


Daniela Mansbach is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, USA. Her area of specialization is political theory, especially feminist theory and theories of human rights. Recently her work has been published in the International Journal of Feminist Politics and Journal of Human Rights. 

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