Abortion : between freedom and necessity / Janet Hadley.

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1996.

xiv, 271 pages : maps ; 23 cm

This item was donated as part of The Women's Health Library archive held by Wellcome Collection, reference SA/WHL https://wellcomecollection.org/works/fjg4s86y

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and index.

The United States : back to the Crusades -- Ireland and Germany : constitutional brutality and legal twilight -- The specter of the backstreets -- The fetus factor : ethics and arguments -- From mortal combat to feminist morality -- A woman's right to refuse : India, China and Britain -- New controversies : the abortion pill, genetics and HIV/AIDS -- Contrasting scenes : Russia, Holland and Britain -- Weapons of war : sieges and strategies -- The pitfalls of the law -- Reclaiming a feminist issue -- Afterword -- Notes -- Glossary -- If you think you are pregnant ...

This new paperback contains an afterword that discusses changes and events that occurred since the original publication.

Copy 1. Donor: This item was originally held in the Women's Health Library. It was donated to Wellcome in 2016 by the Feminist Library, which acted as temporary custodian following the closure of Women's Health in 2006.