Women's rights? : the politics of eugenic abortion in modern Japan /

Women's rights? : the politics of eugenic abortion in modern Japan /

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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'.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kato, Masae, 1971-
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, [2009]
Series:IIAS publications series. Monographs ; 2.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1970-2000
Abortion > Law and legislation > Japan.
Eugenics > Japan.
Prenatal diagnosis > Japan.
Fetus > Abnormalities > Japan.
Women's rights > Japan.
People with disabilities > Civil rights > Japan.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Law.
Humanities.
History.
Society and social sciences.
Society and culture: general.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
Abortion > Law and legislation.
Eugenics.
Fetus > Abnormalities.
People with disabilities > Civil rights.
Prenatal diagnosis.
Women's rights.
Eugenische Indikation.
Abortion, Eugenic > legislation & jurisprudence.
Abortion, Eugenic > ethics.
Civil Rights.
Fetus > abnormalities.
Prenatal Diagnosis > ethics.
Women's Rights.
Japan.
Electronic books.
Electronic book.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary: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'.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (342 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-335) and index.
ISBN:9789048501434
9048501431