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1. Pushed into the Political Mainstream? : A study of the use and influence of anti-abortion policy frames in the European Parliament
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis explores the use and influence of anti-abortion policy frames during the Van Lancker (2002), Estrela (2013), and Matić (2021) debates in the European Parliament (EP). The purpose is to reveal whether and how anti-abortion frames have influenced the work of the EP and its Members of Parliament (MEP) and to analyze how the opposition to abortion has evolved from 2002-2021. READ MORE
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2. BETWEEN ABORTION TOURISM AND TRANSNATIONAL ABORTION ACTIVISM The impact of Polish abortion legislation on the CEE region
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This master’s thesis examines the implications of current abortion legislation in Poland on civil society in neighbouring countries, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), namely the Czech and Slovak Republic. Poland recently passed a strict abortion law that has led to widespread protests and transnational activism. READ MORE
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3. The Impact of Restrictive Abortion Policies on the Socioeconomic and Demographic Composition of Mothers -The case of the House Bill 2 regulation in Texas 2013
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The aim of this paper is to explore whether the implementation of the restrictive abortion policy House Bill 2 (HB2) in Texas 2013 impacted the abortion- and birth rates within the state, and whether the policy was associated with a change in the socioeconomic and demographic composition of women giving birth. For the first-stage regressions, state-level yearly panel data and a difference-in-difference framework are used to examine the impact of the policy on abortion- and birth rates. READ MORE
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4. The Abortion Debate in the U.S. Media : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Abortion Debate within two prominent U.S. News Outlets Leading Up to and Following the Overturn of Roe v. Wade
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : The aim of this study is to analyze whether any media bias and framing can be observed in the U.S. news reporting surrounding the topic of the abortion debate. And if yes, how they are being presented to their respective audiences. READ MORE
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5. The Threat of Ideological Indoctrination : Exploring the Adaptive Argumentation within Pro-Life Discourse in Latin America
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates conservative social movements’ discursive strategies and the ways in which discourse is used depending on a constructed threat. This is done through a discourse analysis on online published material by pro-life groups in Latin America, using the case of abortion. READ MORE