Abortion Politics in American States

Mary C. Segers, Timothy A. Byrnes

The essays presented here draw from the Soviet Interview Project's evidence of the internal condition of the CPSU party during the "era of stagnation" and its role, influence, and impact on the operation of legal and economic institutions and state bureaucracies

Chapter 1 Introduction: Abortion Politics in American States, Mary C. Segers, Timothy A. Byrnes; Chapter 1a Pennsylvania: The Impact of Party Organization and Religious Lobbying, Rosemary Nossiff; Chapter 2 Minnesota: Shifting Sands on a ¿Challenger¿ Beachhead?, Glen A. Halva-Neubauer; Chapter 3 Maryland: A Law Codifying Roe v. Wade, Eliza Newlin Carney; Chapter 4 Louisiana: Religious Politics and the Pro-Life Cause, Christine L. Day; Chapter 5 Arizona: Pro-Choice Success in a Conservative, Republican State, Daniel J. O'Neil; Chapter 6 North Carolina: One Liberal Law in the South, Ruth Ann Strickland; Chapter 7 Ohio: Steering toward Middle Ground, Patricia Bayer Richard; Chapter 8 Washington: Abortion Policymaking through Initiative, Mary T. Hanna; Chapter 9 California: A Political Landscape for Choice and Conflict, Michael A. Russo; Chapter 10 Massachusetts: Abortion Policymaking in Transition, Mary Anne Borrelli; Chapter 11 Beyond Compromise: Casey, Common Ground, and the Pro-Life Movement, James R. Kelly; Chapter 12 The Pro-Choice Movement Post- Casey : Preserving Access, Mary C. Segers; Chapter 14 Conclusion: The Future of Abortion Politics in American States, Timothy A. Byrnes;