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Abortion before Birth Control: The Politics of Reproduction in Postwar Japan.
Abortion before Birth Control The Politics of Reproduction in Postwar Japan
Author: Tiana Norgren, Tiana Norgren
Why has postwar Japanese abortion policy been relatively progressive, while contraception policy has been relatively conservative? The Japanese government legalized abortion in 1948 but did not approve the pill until 1999. In this carefully researched study, Tiana Norgren argues that these contradictory policies flowed from very different histor...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691070049
ISBN-10: 0691070040
Publication Date: 8/1/2001
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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