The politics of the pill : gender, framing, and policymaking in the battle over birth control / Rachel VanSickle-Ward and Kevin Wallsten.

"The announcement of a Health and Human Services (HHS) rule requiring insurance providers to cover the costs of contraception as part of the Affordable Care Act sparked widespread political controversy. How did something that millions of American women use regularly become such a fraught political i...

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Main Authors: VanSickle-Ward, Rachel, 1977- (Author), Wallsten, Kevin (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Birth control > Government policy > United States.
Birth control > Law and legislation > United States.
Reproductive rights > Political aspects > United States.
Birth control > Government policy.
Birth control > Law and legislation.
United States.
Physical Description:x, 286 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I
  • Policy
  • The History of the Pill
  • Contraception Coverage Policy in the States
  • Contraception Coverage Policy in Congress
  • Contraception Coverage in the Courts
  • Part II
  • Media and Public Opinion
  • Media Sourcing
  • Media Frames
  • Public Opinion
  • Experiment
  • Frames and Public Opinion
  • Conclusion