Semester of Graduation
Summer 2025
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Political Science
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
Unsafe abortion affects millions of women around the globe every year. Unsafe abortions are more likely to occur in countries with restrictive abortion policies. Yet, these policies persist, and the worldwide trend of liberalization of abortion laws is at risk of reversal. There is a disconcerting lack of research regarding what factors cause governments to enact, retain, and enforce restrictive abortion policies. This paper is an attempt to fill in such a gap. I theorize that countries in which the government has closer ties with religious organizations will have more restrictive abortion policies. My results indicate that this is likely the case, although more research is certainly necessary on this topic.
Date
7-16-2025
Recommended Citation
Stewart, Kimsey J., "'There is that of God in all of us': Church, State, and Restrictive Abortion Policies" (2025). LSU Master's Theses. 6209.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/6209
Committee Chair
Leonard Ray
Included in
Comparative Politics Commons, Health Policy Commons, Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, Social Policy Commons