Abortion in England 1900-1967

ISBN-13: 9780415622998 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 208 str.

Barbara Brookes

Opis

This title suggests that the inter-war years saw a crucial mapping of boundaries in the debates over abortion. The distinction between methods of fertility control used before and after conception was more sharply drawn.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Abortion in the Early Twentieth Century  2. The Abortion Law: Theory and Practice  3. The Medical Profession and Abortion, 1900-1939  4. Women and Abortion Law Reform  5. An Official Investigation: The Birkett Committee  6. Towards Reform, 1939-1967.  Conclusion.  Appendices

O autorze

Brookes, Barbara