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Criminals and Consultants: The Provision of Abortion in Northern Ireland, 1900 to 1968

  • Mark Benson

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Abstract

An examination of judicial decisions in abortion related court cases in Northern Ireland and what these sentences implied about attitudes towards abortion provision. The paper also considers how an abortion provider’s status in society enabled them to make certain kinds of pleas in court and what impact that status might have had on the sentences they received.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusUnpublished - 02 Jun 2016
EventAbortion and Reproductive Justice: The Unfinished Revolution II - The MAC, Belfast, United Kingdom
Duration: 02 Jun 2016 → 03 Jun 2016
http://www.irishnews.com/news/2016/06/03/news/global-conference-on-abortion-being-held-in-belfast-544884/

Conference

ConferenceAbortion and Reproductive Justice: The Unfinished Revolution II
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityBelfast
Period02/06/2016 → 03/06/2016
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Keywords

  • Abortion
  • Medical History
  • Legal History
  • Northern Ireland

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