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Eggs and Abortion: “Women-Protective” Language Used by Opponents in Legislative Debates over Reproductive Health
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2021
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The language of “protection” has been a dominate frame in the political discourse of the contemporary women’s movement, especially as it relates to reproductive health. Since the 1960s, and coming of age in the Women’s Health Movement, activists and advocates have fought for the protection of women’s rights and health, and against gender-based discrimination and restrictions to reproductive health services, such as abortion and contraception. In the case of women’s reproductive rights, the use of the “protective” frame has been a resonant and effective mobilizing discourse for quite a while. This paper investigates the use of this frame, by ideological opponents, during a recent California legislative session.
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