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1 online resource (405 pages) |
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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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AcknowledgementsBibliography; Index; Copyright. |
| Summary |
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. With forensic skill and psychological subtlety, Gideon Haigh brings to life a story of corruption in high places and human suffering in low, of murder, suicide, courtroom drama, political machinations, and o. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Abortion -- Australia -- History.
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Abortion. |
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Australia. |
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History. |
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Abortion -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Abortion -- Law and legislation. |
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Women -- Crimes against -- Australia.
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Women -- Crimes against. |
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Women -- Australia -- Social conditions.
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Women. |
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Social conditions. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Haigh, Gideon. Racket : How Abortion Became Legal In Australia. Carlton : Melbourne University Press, ©2008 9780522855784 |
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9780522859126 (electronic book) |
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0522859127 (electronic book) |
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