Fighting for Abortion Rights in Latin America: Social Movements, State Allies and Institutions
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Methods and Data Collection -- The Argument -- Variables and Cases -- Literature Review and Definition of Concepts -- Elite Allies and Issue Networks -- Measuring Elite Allies -- Movement Strength -- Institutional Variables -- Institutionalization of the Party System -- Left-Wing Parties -- Separation of Powers -- Executive Preferences -- The Power of the Catholic Church -- Alternative Explanations -- Public Opinion -- International Factors -- Who is the Subject of Abortion Rights? A Note on Language -- Organization of the Book -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 1: Abortion in Latin America -- Legal Status of Abortion in Latin America: Origins and Consequences -- The Resilience of Abortion Restrictions -- The Catholic Church, Gender and Abortion -- Rising Evangelicals -- Abortion: A Different Issue? -- Timing Matters -- Cross-Class and Cross-Gender Mobilization -- Abortion Stigma -- Human Rights in Dispute -- Abortion in the Southern Cone -- Regulating Abortion in Uruguay -- Regulating Abortion in Chile -- Regulating Abortion in Argentina -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: The Case of Uruguay: Working Together towards Comprehensive Abortion Reform -- Political Context: An Institutionalized Democracy -- Party System and Left-Wing Political Parties -- Executive Branch and Separation of Powers -- The Power of the Catholic Church -- The Women's Movement and the Fight for Abortion Reform in Uruguay -- The Women's Movement in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s -- The 2001 Campaign to Legalize Abortion -- Number of Organizations -- Support of Key Social Actors -- Media Presence -- Public Opinion Support -- Street Protests -- Building Alliances with Congress.