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Pills, potions, and purgatives: women and abortion methods in Ireland, 1900–1950

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1 Published in 2019 at "Women's History Review"

DOI: 10.1080/09612025.2018.1493138

Abstract: ABSTRACT This article examines women's efforts to induce miscarriage in Ireland (the Irish Free State, Éire, and the Republic) from 1900 to 1950. It demonstrates that, when possible, Irish women avoided surgical procedures, preferring instead… read more here.

Keywords: abortion; irish women; potions purgatives; women abortion ... See more keywords