Abortion Activism

Abortion Activism is a form of political advocacy that specifically seeks to influence public policy, legislation, and social attitudes regarding abortion through organized efforts such as campaigning, lobbying, protest, and public education, distinguished from broader reproductive rights activism by its singular focus on the legal and ethical status of abortion.

271

Publications

11.6K

Citations

377

Authors

219

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Abortion Politics

Publications

271

Shaping Abortion Discourse: Democracy and the Public Sphere in Germany and the United States

Carol Mueller, Myra Marx Ferree, William A. Gamson et al. · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2003 · 771 citations

Language Studies, Gender Studies, Political Communication +17

Contested Lives: The Abortion Debate in an American Community

Carol J. Greenhouse, Faye Ginsburg · Anthropological Quarterly · 1991 · 758 citations

Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology +17

Resonance and Radicalism: Feminist Framing in the Abortion Debates of the United States and Germany

Myra Marx Ferree · American Journal of Sociology · 2003 · 575 citations

Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Political Communication +17

Decoding Abortion Rhetoric: Communicating Social Change

Cecilia Benoit, Celeste M. Condit · The Canadian Journal of Sociology · 1991 · 268 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Communication, Sociology +14

Framing the Abortion Debarte: Organizational Resources, Media Strategies, and Movement-Countermovement Dynamics

Deana A. Rohlinger · Sociological Quarterly · 2002 · 259 citations

Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sociology +17

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Authors

377

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Clyde Wilcox
Georgetown University, United States
6 publications · 374 citations
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Suzanne Staggenborg
McGill University, Canada
5 publications · 328 citations
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Nick Hopkins
University of Dundee, United Kingdom
4 publications · 144 citations
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Ted G. Jelen
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States
4 publications · 107 citations
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Pam Lowe
Aston University, United Kingdom
4 publications · 82 citations
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Institutions

219

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Venues

Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 16 publications · 670 citations
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Signs
10 publications · 296 citations
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PubMed
Repository · 10 publications · 186 citations
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Reproductive Health Matters
9 publications · 322 citations
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Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
8 publications · 1.1K citations
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