Women's rights? the politics of eugenic abortion in modern Japan

This book analyses the debates between handicapped people's movement and women's movement in Japan about the issue of selective abortion focusing on the concept of 'right'

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kato, Masae
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Amsterdam] Amsterdam University Press ©2009, 2009
Series:IIAS publications series, Monographs
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