Feminist theory confronts US supreme court rhetoric
The case of abortion rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12583225 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gayle Binion (University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-85 |
| Publication date | 1997-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Law Policy and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-9939 • E-ISSN: 1464-3707 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/lawfam/11.1.63 |
| PMID | 16848074 |
| OpenAlex | W2056004384 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The research presented below analyses the rhetoric of abortion jurisprudence from the perspective of fundamental principles of feminist theory. While focused primarily on the American experience, it addresses and raises questions that are on the political agenda in a significant number of contemporary societies. The feminist principles identified, and against which judicial rhetoric is assessed, include: the importance of actual life experience over abstract principles, the significance of the distinction between the public and private realms and the understanding of society as a web of relationships. Demonstrated by the relevant data is that the decisions of the judiciary restrictive of reproductive choice are characterized by a distinctly non-feminist rhetoric
Abortion · Feminist theory · Jurisprudence · Perspective (graphical · Political rhetoric · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Sociology · Supreme court · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law in Society and Culture · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2026 (30) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |