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Author Brown, Lori A. (Professor of architecture), author

Title Contested spaces : abortion clinics, women's shelters and hospitals : politicizing the female body / by Lori A. Brown
Published Burlington : Ashgate Publishing Company, [2012]
©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 237 pages) : illustrations
Contents Social and spatial practices -- Legal frameworks understood spatially -- Case studies -- Landscapes of access: US, Canada and Mexico
Summary This book examines the relationship between space, defined physically, legally and legislatively, and how these factors directly impact the spaces of abortion. It analyses how various political entities shape the physical landscapes of inclusion and exclusion to reproductive healthcare access, and questions what architecture's responsibilities are in respect to this spatial conflict. Employing writing, drawing and mapping methodologies, this interdisciplinary project explores restrictions and legislatures which directly influence abortion policy in the US, Mexico and Canada. It questions how th
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Architecture and women -- North America
Architecture -- North America -- Psychological aspects
Abortion services -- North America
Health services accessibility -- North America
ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE -- Reference.
Abortion services
Architecture and women
Architecture -- Psychological aspects
Health services accessibility
North America
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781409437420
1409437426