Public argument and legislative debate in the rhetorical construction of public policy: The case of florida midwifery legislation

Quarterly Journal of Speech

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 361-379

  Linda Miller, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Consent formation; Lay midwifery; Legislative argument; Public argument; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038051326     PISSN: 00335630     EISSN: 14795779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00335639909384269     Document Type: Article

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