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1 Abortion Laws: A Survey of Current World Legislation, World Health Organisation, Geneva 1971.
2 Abortion - The Evidence; A Report from the Tribunal on Abortion Rights, January 1977, National Abortion Campaign/National Council for Civil Liberties.
3 Abortion: the NHS and the Charities: A Symposium, Birth Control Trust, 1977.
4 Madame Anchel-Bach, La Mortalité Maternelle et l'Avortement (reponse au questionnaire international), extraite du Bulletin de l'Association Francaise des Femmes-Medecins, No 28, Jan-Mar 1937.
5 Catholic Information Office of England and Wales, Bishop writes to Catholic Doctors and Nurses on Abortion [1971].
6 R L Kleinman (ed.), Comments on Steroidal Contraception, International Planned Parenthood Federation, 1970.
7 Handbook of Contraceptive Practice, Department of Health and Social Security, Aug 1974.
8 Medical Defence Union, Memoranda on the Abortion Act 1967 and the Abortion Regulations 1968, Jun 1968.
9-11 Cuttings: Pauline Clark, "Women doctors keep taking mini-pill', The Guardian 8 Feb 1971; "Coroner is told of £450 abortion" 24 Jun 1971; and "The 10-minute abortion", c.1971.

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