Canadian abortion policy: National policy and the impact of federalism and political implementation on access to services

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 565-586

  Palley, Howard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 33750399669     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjl002     Document Type: Article

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