Structure, Empowerment and the Liberalization of Cross-National Abortion Rights

Politics and Gender

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-284

  Asal, Victor ^a   Brown, Mitchell ^b   Figueroa, Renee Gibson ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69849132433     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X08000184     Document Type: Article

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