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Welfare Policies and Women Rights: Case Study of Abortion Act in a Comparative Study of the UK and France

Pagnier, Mathilde LU (2022) WPMM43 20221
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Donald Trump's time in the White House has done decades of damage to women's rights, especially
their right to self-determination. President Trump's appointment of two new Supreme Court justices has
allowed the central decision making system on abortion rights to be repealed by making it federal, which
has allowed dozens of states to repeal and ban it. This event demonstrated to the world that once again
in times of crisis women are the first victims of the state. However, it also demonstrates that the state
can protect its women, and force the acceptance of a population hostile to certain rights such as abortion.
The controversial issue of abortion, when it was voted on in France and the UK, provoked a strong
reaction in public... (More)
Donald Trump's time in the White House has done decades of damage to women's rights, especially
their right to self-determination. President Trump's appointment of two new Supreme Court justices has
allowed the central decision making system on abortion rights to be repealed by making it federal, which
has allowed dozens of states to repeal and ban it. This event demonstrated to the world that once again
in times of crisis women are the first victims of the state. However, it also demonstrates that the state
can protect its women, and force the acceptance of a population hostile to certain rights such as abortion.
The controversial issue of abortion, when it was voted on in France and the UK, provoked a strong
reaction in public opinion and politicians alike. This thesis aims to demonstrate how the state through
its welfare politics, in this case abortion, manages to influence popular mores and norms to achieve the
assimilation and acceptance of this inherent right of women to decide and dispose of themselves. (Less)
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Pagnier, Mathilde LU
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WPMM43 20221
year
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H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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language
English
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9097391
date added to LUP
2022-10-04 13:27:38
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2022-10-04 13:27:38
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  abstract     = {{Donald Trump's time in the White House has done decades of damage to women's rights, especially
their right to self-determination. President Trump's appointment of two new Supreme Court justices has
allowed the central decision making system on abortion rights to be repealed by making it federal, which
has allowed dozens of states to repeal and ban it. This event demonstrated to the world that once again
in times of crisis women are the first victims of the state. However, it also demonstrates that the state
can protect its women, and force the acceptance of a population hostile to certain rights such as abortion.
The controversial issue of abortion, when it was voted on in France and the UK, provoked a strong
reaction in public opinion and politicians alike. This thesis aims to demonstrate how the state through
its welfare politics, in this case abortion, manages to influence popular mores and norms to achieve the
assimilation and acceptance of this inherent right of women to decide and dispose of themselves.}},
  author       = {{Pagnier, Mathilde}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Welfare Policies and Women Rights: Case Study of Abortion Act in a Comparative Study of the UK and France}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}