How Important Was The Pill To Women's Economic Well-Being? If Roe V. Wade Were Overturned, How Might Society Change?

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 879-887

  Joyce, Ted ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ABORTION; LEGAL ASPECT; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC OPINION; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ABORTION, LEGAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC OPINION; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 84883793247     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21709     Document Type: Article

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