Empowering women by regulating abortion? Conservative women lawmaker's cooptation of feminist language in US abortion politics

Conservative women in US state legislatures outpace their male colleagues in introducing anti-abortion policies. In doing so, they often frame anti-abortion policy standpoints in feminist terms. They assert abortion physically and emotionally damages women, and abortion providers fail to inform wome...

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Published in:Politics, groups & identities groups & identities, 2022-01, Vol.10 (1), p.139-145
Main Author: Roberti, Amanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abortion
gender and politics
issue framing
Republican Party
US politics
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Summary:Conservative women in US state legislatures outpace their male colleagues in introducing anti-abortion policies. In doing so, they often frame anti-abortion policy standpoints in feminist terms. They assert abortion physically and emotionally damages women, and abortion providers fail to inform women. By centering women's welfare, conservative women seek to enhance their representation, and wrest the mantle of being "pro-woman" from feminists. In this article, I analyse the use of feminist framing of anti-abortion bills by conservative women representatives. Their words signify a rise in the cooption of feminist language by conservative women and challenge the notion of representation.
ISSN:2156-5503
2156-5511
DOI:10.1080/21565503.2021.2003828