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Innocence revisited

Innocence revisited – 40

James S Lawson
Abstract
Professor Lawson’s account is an example of the type of experiences that led to the relaxation of Victoria’s abortion law.
Key Points
    An impossible plight...

    One cold and wet Melbourne night in 1968, I received a call for help from a young female intern who was working in casualty. At that time I was the Medical Director of Footscray Hospital, which provided the emergency services to the western suburbs of Melbourne.

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