Feminism By Other Means: Reframing The Abortion Debate In Portugal

Whitten, Margarite J.

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“…The Unitary Democratic Coalition (between Communists and Greens) and the Left Bloc were united in favor of reform (Manuel and Tollefsen 2008). Doctors were also organized in favor of abortion rights (Whitten 2009). The campaign was centered around compassion, communal values, and human suffering.…”

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“…The Social Democratic Party was mainly pro‐life, Christian Democrats (People's Party) were united against liberalization, and the Democratic Unity Coalition (between Communists and Greens) was in favor (Manuel and Tollefsen 2008). The medical community was divided, though the mainstream discourse among medical professionals was against abortion (Whitten 2009). In the end, the “Yes” side lost by a 2 percent margin with a low voter turnout of 32 percent, suggesting that the Church had been successful in mobilizing, whereas moderates opted for staying at home (Blofield 2008).…”

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The topic of abortion has been among the most salient and polarizing issues on the European continent since the 1960s. However, abortion referendums have not received much attention from political scientists—to date, there is no comparative analysis of such popular votes. This article goes beyond the usual models of single case/country analyses and examines nationwide referendums on this policy in four European countries from the last four decades. The analysis focuses on twelve referendums and aims to identify the factors behind the pro‐choice or pro‐life outcome of a referendum by exploring the impact of relative consensus within the parliament, support of the head of government and medical experts, and the level of secularization of the country. The findings suggest that these factors have a substantial influence on the outcome. Related Articles Carmines, Edward G., Jessica C. Gerrity, and Michael W. Wagner. 2010. “How Abortion Became a Partisan Issue: Media Coverage of the Interest Group‐Political Party Connection.” Politics & Policy 38 (6): 1135‐1158. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00272.x Doan, Alesha E., and Corinne Schwarz. 2020. “Father Knows Best: ‘Protecting’ Women through State Surveillance and Social Control in Anti‐Abortion Policy.” Politics & Policy 48 (1): 6‐37. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12337 LaFrance, T. Casey, and Brian Frederick. 2007. “Economic Status versus Same‐Sex Marriage Referenda in the 2004 Democratic Presidential Vote in ‘Appalachian’ Counties.” Politics & Policy 35 (2): 298‐317. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2007.00061.x

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Abortion Referendums: Is There a Recipe for Success?

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2021

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“…The 2010 amendment of the Polish domestic violence law, though praised for its quality, has been developed and passed with little participation of feminist NGOs. Linking the empowerment with the gendering criterion, these examples show that, despite evidence of successful strategic framing by women’s movements in achieving their goals (McBride and Mazur, 2010; Whitten, 2008), strategic decisions of civil society actors to use gender-neutral framing of violence could also expose gender policies to the risk of being superseded by other policy objectives that are not gendered or are even anti-equality (Krizsan and Popa, 2011). For instance, domestic violence laws framed in general human rights terms are co-opted in the process of implementation by child and family protection advocates in Hungary.…”

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The quality of gender equality policies: A discursive approach

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2013

European Journal of Women's Studies

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Can the quality of gender+ equality policies be defined in ways that apply across different policy contexts and different policy moments? In light of different scholarly debates and empirical material from gender violence policy debates especially in Southern and Central Eastern Europe, this article discusses dilemmas around defining the quality of gender+ equality policies. It proposes a two-dimensional model. The first dimension links quality to procedural aspects: empowerment of women's rights advocates at different stages of the policy process, and transformation with reference to prevailing contextual legacies. The second dimension is more substantive, and includes genderedness, intersectionality and the structurally transformative focus of policies. The article illustrates how within the framework set by these criteria, the quality of gender equality policies is constructed through policy debates in ways that are dependent on the different discursive, institutional and structural factors specific to various policy contexts.

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“…La población católica europea separa cada vez más sus creencias religiosas de sus actitudes hacia la moral sexual, como lo evidencia el hecho de que países católicos como España, Portugal e Italia hayan flexibilizado sus restricciones hacia el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo y el aborto (Dillon, 1996:26;Krause & Marchesi 2007;Whitten 2009). De ahí que la jerarquía católica y sus aliados en la sociedad civil tengan puestas sus esperanzas en América Latina, en donde todavía esperan que su agenda pro-vida y pro-familia logre prevalecer (véase Brown, 2008;Tarducci, 2005).…”

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¿Honrar a Rosa Parks? Intentos de los sectores católicos conservadores a favor de los "derechos" en la América Latina contemporánea

Morgan¹

2014

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Cuando en el año 2009 se otorgó en Argentina el Premio Rosa Parks a una senadora conservadora por su oposición abierta al uso de anticonceptivos, a la esterilización y al aborto, era evidente que algo extraño ocurría. En este artículo se documenta la apropiación de los discursos de "derechos humanos" por parte de los sectores católicos conservadores en América Latina, donde el éxito reciente de los movimientos sociales a favor de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos ha generado una reacción significativa. En particular, se indagan los esfuerzos por parte de académicos católicos especialistas en leyes para justificar lo que denominan "un enfoque distintivamente latinoamericano hacia los derechos humanos", dejando de lado décadas de activismo por los derechos humanos emprendido por otros sectores. Quienes se oponen a los derechos reproductivos y sexuales despliegan un discurso de derechos de forma selectiva y estratégica, utilizándolo como una cubierta secular para promover políticas pro-vida y pro-familia.

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Feminism By Other Means: Reframing The Abortion Debate In Portugal

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Abortion Referendums: Is There a Recipe for Success?

Abortion Referendums: Is There a Recipe for Success?

The quality of gender equality policies: A discursive approach

¿Honrar a Rosa Parks? Intentos de los sectores católicos conservadores a favor de los "derechos" en la América Latina contemporánea

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