Abortion Law ReformedThis book is the first fully documented account of the 30-year campaign to replace Britain's severe and archaic abortion law. Starting with the work of the Abortion Law Reform Association in the 1930s, it reaches into the 19690s as change begins to become imminent thanks to a new generation of reformers. With an introduction by David Steel. |
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