Feminist health care in a hostile environment: a case study of the Womancare Health Center.
This article presents a case study of the Womancare Health Center in order to illustrate the development of and challenges to the feminist health movement in the United States. Specific attention is placed on the legislative, fiscal, and direct actions by the New Right against this organization. Analysis focuses on the means through which Womancare survived. The repercussions of constant intimidation and harassment for women's health programs and for health care policy overall are discussed.
Hyde
Cheryl A
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School of Social Administration, Temple University, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19119, USA.
D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States; D014932:Women's Health Services