Contested spaces : abortion clinics, women's shelters and hospitals : politicizing the female body /

This book examines the relationship between space, defined physically, legally and legislatively, and how these factors directly impact the spaces of abortion. It analyses how various political entities shape the physical landscapes of inclusion and exclusion to reproductive healthcare access, and q...

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Main Author: Brown, Lori A. (Professor of architecture) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington : Ashgate Publishing Company, [2012]
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Summary:This book examines the relationship between space, defined physically, legally and legislatively, and how these factors directly impact the spaces of abortion. It analyses how various political entities shape the physical landscapes of inclusion and exclusion to reproductive healthcare access, and questions what architecture's responsibilities are in respect to this spatial conflict. Employing writing, drawing and mapping methodologies, this interdisciplinary project explores restrictions and legislatures which directly influence abortion policy in the US, Mexico and Canada. It questions how th.
Item Description:EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 237 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409437420
1409437426