Book chapter
The Role of Unwed Fathers in the Abortion Decision
Young Unwed Fathers
Temple University Press
24 Jan 2009
Abstract
Unwed fathers are the least significant figures in the modem abortion drama: they are treated as second-class citizens by lawmakers and judges who respect only spouses, and they are scorned by a public that prefers conception be confined to married couples. On the rare occasion when they seek an injunction to delay a contested abortion, their position may be caricatured by the media. SinceRoe v. Wade,410 U.S. 113 (1973), andDoe v. Bolton,410 U. S. 179 (1973), the man as an unwed or even a married, coinitiator of an unwelcomed pregnancy, has been relegated to the sidelines,
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- Title
- The Role of Unwed Fathers in the Abortion Decision
- Creators
- ARTHUR B. Shostak
- Contributors
- Robert I. Lerman (Editor)Theodora J. Ooms (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Young Unwed Fathers
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Culture and Communication [Historical]
- Identifiers
- 991019174904604721