Does "humanization" of the preborn explain why conservatives (vs. liberals) oppose abortionα

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 77-82

  MacInnis, Cara C ^a   MacLean, Mary H ^a   Hodson, Gordon ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abortion; Authoritarianism; Conservatism; Dehumanization; Humanness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890998243     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.11.009     Document Type: Article

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