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The success of an abortion initiative

Pedersen, Mia LU (2021) STVK12 20211
Department of Political Science
Abstract
For decades women’s rights have been a matter of discussion. Here lays, that free abortion is not a given right worldwide. The newly voted abortion law in Argentina now allow for women to access abortion freely. While the country is known as predominately Catholic, it is interesting to dive deep into how and why this abortion initiative finally have been approved. This research explores which factors that are crucial for successful abortion initiatives. This is done on a basis of a framework. The framework is constructed on the grounds of previous cases of successful abortion initiatives. The collected data are articles from medias and NGOs. The data will be subject to a qualitative content analysis. The research shows that there is a... (More)
For decades women’s rights have been a matter of discussion. Here lays, that free abortion is not a given right worldwide. The newly voted abortion law in Argentina now allow for women to access abortion freely. While the country is known as predominately Catholic, it is interesting to dive deep into how and why this abortion initiative finally have been approved. This research explores which factors that are crucial for successful abortion initiatives. This is done on a basis of a framework. The framework is constructed on the grounds of previous cases of successful abortion initiatives. The collected data are articles from medias and NGOs. The data will be subject to a qualitative content analysis. The research shows that there is a coherency between social movements activities, public opinion, and successful abortion initiatives. The data suggests that the work of social movements may have resulted in a higher public support for free abortion in Argentina. Additionally, it is indicated through the analysis that the great volume of the public opinion can have influenced the political climate to legalise abortion. (Less)
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author
Pedersen, Mia LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK12 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
abortion, Argentina, legalisation, social movements
language
English
id
9063045
date added to LUP
2021-09-29 14:28:58
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2021-09-29 14:28:58
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  abstract     = {{For decades women’s rights have been a matter of discussion. Here lays, that free abortion is not a given right worldwide. The newly voted abortion law in Argentina now allow for women to access abortion freely. While the country is known as predominately Catholic, it is interesting to dive deep into how and why this abortion initiative finally have been approved. This research explores which factors that are crucial for successful abortion initiatives. This is done on a basis of a framework. The framework is constructed on the grounds of previous cases of successful abortion initiatives. The collected data are articles from medias and NGOs. The data will be subject to a qualitative content analysis. The research shows that there is a coherency between social movements activities, public opinion, and successful abortion initiatives. The data suggests that the work of social movements may have resulted in a higher public support for free abortion in Argentina. Additionally, it is indicated through the analysis that the great volume of the public opinion can have influenced the political climate to legalise abortion.}},
  author       = {{Pedersen, Mia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The success of an abortion initiative}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}