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UNINA9910826572903321 |
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Autore |
Haigh Gideon |
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Titolo |
The racket : how abortion became legal in Australia / / Gideon Haigh |
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Carlton, Vic. : , : Melbourne University Press Digital, , 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (405 pages) |
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Soggetti |
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Abortion - Australia - History |
Abortion - Law and legislation - Australia |
Women - Crimes against - Australia |
Women - Australia - Social conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography and index. |
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Cover; Title; Dedication; Contents; Prologue; 'The girl is killed and I will be hanged'; 'I won't be alive in the morning'; 'Not a fit subject for debate'; 'That old bastard, he knew'; 'It's not what you say; it's what we say you say'; 'Boys in a man's world'; 'She was only dangerous at times'; 'Hell, we all do it ... '; 'The b-b-better man won'; 'I don't think it has anything to do with you'; 'Look here Doctor, I might have to arrest you'; 'Didn't you know they were so close to you?'; 'I don't know whether to shoot myself '; 'See you in hell, sweetie'; Epilogue: 'The choice for me' |
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A generation ago in Australia, abortion was a crime. It was also the basis of one of the country's most lucrative and longest-lasting criminal rackets. The Racket describes the rise and fall of an extraordinary web of influence, which culminated in the landmark ruling that made abortion legal, and a public inquiry that humiliated a powerful government and a glamorous police force. |
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