SOCI 255 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Pierre Trudeau, American Medical Association, Gendercide
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Lecture 8 - the canadian state and the politics of abor. Since the 19th century, abortion has been politically contested. In every election politicians are asked about their views on abortion (in canada) Andrew sheer"s conservative views on abortion cost him votes. Becomes a debate about religion and secularism - how big a role religion should play in the way we draft laws, regulate reproduction. Raises questions about gender equality, fairness between men and women. Class of perceptions about who has human rights, whose rights should matter, whose rights should matter more. The role of the state in the private realm. "the state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation) - pierre. Trudeau when he was decriminalizing abortion and homosexuality. A defining political issue for feminist and conservative politics. Has become symbolic of larger socially conservative politics. Issues of biological sexual difference, bodily autonomy, gender relations in labour, etc.
