Telling their stories : Puerto Rican women and abortion /

Telling their stories : Puerto Rican women and abortion /

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Author / Creator:Peterman, Jean P.
Imprint:Boulder, CO : Westview Pres, c1996.
Description:ix, 112 p.
Language:English
Subject:
Abortion -- Puerto Rico.
Abortion -- Puerto Rico -- Psychological aspects.
Abortion -- Puerto Rico -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Women -- Puerto Rico -- Social conditions.
Abortion.
Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Abortion -- Psychological aspects.
Women -- Social conditions.
Puerto Rico.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2501414
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ISBN:0813389917 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Meaning of Abortion
  • 3. Experiences and Beliefs About Relationships
  • 4. Cultural Stories and Collective Stories
  • 5. The Cultural Story and the Decision to Get an Abortion
  • 6. Abortion as a Moral Passage to a Collective Story
  • 7. Conclusion: Puerto Rican Women Creating a Collective Story
  • Appendixes
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Interviewees
  • About the Book and Author

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