A cross-cultural analysis of the abortion issue in the United States and Canada. The book focuses on: the judicial, legislative and executive branches; public opinion and interest groups; federal agencies; and the roles of subnational authorities and the health care sectors.

Raymond Tatalovich (Ph.D., University of Chicago) is a professor of porlitical science at Loyola University of Chicago, where he specializes in American politics and the study of moral conflicts in public policy. Among his most recent publications are Nativism Reborn: The Official English Language Movement and the American States (1995) and The Modern Presidency and Economic Policy (1994). Dr. Tatalovich is a member of both the American Political Science Association and the Canadian Political Science Association.

Introduction; Chapter 1 Background to Controversy; Chapter 2 Judicial Activism and Judicial Activity; Chapter 3 The Legislative Response; Chapter 4 Public Opinion and Organized Interests; Chapter 5 No Mandates on Abortion; Chapter 6 Two Models of Executive Politics; Chapter 7 Federalism and the Implementation Problem; concl Social Convergence and Institutional Divergence;