Stories
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The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
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The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
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The joys and failures of audio description
Audio description enhances the experience of watching a film or TV show for people with a visual impairment, but it's not widely available in the UK. Alex Lee explains why.
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Getting around the rules of sex education
What should we and shouldn’t we teach our teens about sex, inside and outside of the classroom?
Catalogue
- Journals
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The International and comparative law quarterly
Date: 1952-- Archives and manuscripts
Latta - Levi-Montalcini
Date: 1958-1986Reference: PP/MLV/C/12/3aPart of: Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)- Archives and manuscripts
Crichton Royal Institution Acts of Parliament - Treasurer
Date: 1840-1890Reference: DGH1/2/6/3Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Books
Poisons law : a guide to the provisions of the Pharmacy and Poisons Acts, 1852 to 1933, and the Dangerous Drugs Acts, 1920 to 1932 for the use of pharmacists and others concerned with transactions in drugs and poisons / by Hugh N. Linstead ; with a chapter upon the international background of dangerous drugs legislation / by Sir Malcolm Delevingne.
Linstead, Hugh N. (Hugh Nicholas)Date: 1936- Archives and manuscripts
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Miscellaneous FPA publications/statements
Date: 1984 - 1991Reference: SA/FPA/C/G/3/25Part of: Family Planning Association