Policy Warrants Utilized for Legalizing Abortion in Taiwan
Resource
政治科學論叢, 5, 245-271
Journal
政治科學論叢
Journal Issue
5
Pages
245-271
Date Issued
1994-04
Date
1994-04
Author(s)
Lin, S.P.
Abstract
Four problems are addressed in this paper. They are: 1.To analyze policy warrants used by Western countries during their legalization of abortion policy; 2.To base on the modes of warrant used by Western countries to examine their utilization in policymaking process in Taiwan; 3.To compare different warrants used by pro and con groups during law making process; 4.To search out the sources of knowledge on which each warrant is based. The research method of this paper is content analysis. The material to be analyzed is Bulletins of the Legislative Yuan (Congres) during the law making period. Several important findings are: 1.The warrants used by pro abortion group are stronger and much more than those of con group; 2.Motivational mode of policy argument is the most popularly utilized by the law makers; 3.The congruence of warrant utilization between the phase of Committee Screening and Floor phase, is significant. 4.Ordinary knowledge and Eugenics are two kinds of sources used by law makers.
Type
journal article