Legal Change on Contraceptive Sterilisation |
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Authors: | Penney Lewis |
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Institution: | 1. School of Law and Centre of Medical Law and Ethics , King's College London penney.lewis@kcl.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | New and controversial medical procedures such as contraceptive sterilisation are often thought, at least initially, to be prohibited by the criminal law. This article examines how – without any formal legal intervention – contraceptive sterilisation for a consenting patient eventually became accepted as lawful in the United Kingdom. A prominent role was played by the medical profession, its organisations and its journals. A significant role was played by a little-known campaigning organisation in ensuring this legal change. |
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