Contents

• Introduction: Cross-Cultural Research on Abortion
• 1. Background to Controversy: Origins of American and Canadian Abortion Policy
• 2. Judicial Activism and Judicial Activity: Is Canada Becoming Like the United States?
• 3. The Legislative Response: Abortion in Congress and Parliament
• 4. Public Opinion and Organized Interests: Consensus Building or Mobilization of Bias?
• 5. No Mandates on Abortion: Party Politics and Elections - - 6. Two Models of Executive Politics: Politicized America and Depoliticized Canada
• 7. Federalism and the Implementation Problem
• Conclusion: Social Convergence and Institutional Divergence: How Close Are the Parallels?
• App. Regression Models of Three Vote Clusters on Bill C -43