Direct Democracy and the Link between Public Opinion and State Abortion Policy

State Politics & Policy Quarterly

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 372-387

  Arceneaux, Kevin ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993790753     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: 19461607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000200200403     Document Type: Article

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