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<p>An episode in the play Beslikte Swaantje, en Drooge Fobert; of de boere rechtbank, by Abraham Alewijn, act III. Swaantje (right) is pregnant by the son of the Lord of Puijteveen, but Fobert (weeping on the left) is mistakenly accused of the paternity: he is defended by his lawyer</p>

1 print : engraving ; image 24.3 x 35.7 cm

A courtroom hearing a paternity suite: a lawyer pleads for his client before the bench. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1752/1761, after C. Troost.

The effects of contraception on obstetric outcomes / Cicely Marston & John Cleland.

Report on unplanned pregnancy / States of Jersey Public Health Committee.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 42 x 29.5 cm

Help for the mother and child in unwanted pregnancy. Colour lithograph for VBOK, 1996.

<p>200,000 abortions are carried out annually in the UK; what support is there for men who are affected by this? Some archive audio testimony suggests the consequences of criminal abortion practiced prior to the The Abortion Bill in 1967. Lord Steel recalls the idea that men were to be consulted when their partner requires an abortion; in the end, this was not actionable via law. A representative from Marie Stopes talks about the usual scenario of a woman receiving counselling with their partner sitting alone in the waiting room. In fact, men may have sidelined themselves; an expert from the US suggests that men demure to their partner as this is considered to be 'a female space'. A number of testimonies corrobrate this. Tony is 39 and married with a family; his partner when he was younger had a termination. He talks about his feelings. 'Peter' 60 discusses a number of terminations and his ambivalence about how this may have changed his life. 'Robert' talks about his experience of accompanying his girlfriend when she needed a termination after a contraceptive failure.  Louise Knowles from Relate, talks about the idea of being a parent especially for men and the mixed emotions this causes. There are few studies on the effect of abortion on men; Arthur Shostak (a 'Pro-Life' researcher) carried out a study and outlines his findings; men needed counselling too. 'Survival guilt' can be a feature. Journalists Felicity Morse and Nicky Hodgson discuss their varying experiences of abortion with their male partners and the lack of suitable outlet for their feelings. Sarah Ditum does not agree that men should be further involved and that the current provision via the NHS is adequate. Vic Proctor believes that men should be encouraged to talk more. Michael Neville, BPAS, outlines services for post-abortion counselling, men are not funded.</p>

It's my baby too.

xvi, 317 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered  plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

In the family way : illegitimacy between the Great War and the swinging sixties / Jane Robinson.

Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health and Population.

The Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health and Population

Information and methodological references for research on unwanted pregnancy and abortion / The Population Council ; prepared by: Nahid Toubia, Virginia Kallianes.

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A courtroom hearing a paternity suite: a lawyer pleads for his client before the bench. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1752/1761, after C. Troost.

The effects of contraception on obstetric outcomes / Cicely Marston & John Cleland.

Report on unplanned pregnancy / States of Jersey Public Health Committee.

Help for the mother and child in unwanted pregnancy. Colour lithograph for VBOK, 1996.

It's my baby too.

In the family way : illegitimacy between the Great War and the swinging sixties / Jane Robinson.

Information and methodological references for research on unwanted pregnancy and abortion / The Population Council ; prepared by: Nahid Toubia, Virginia Kallianes.

Single and pregnant / Sally Macintyre.

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A courtroom hearing a paternity suite: a lawyer pleads for his client before the bench. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1752/1761, after C. Troost.

The effects of contraception on obstetric outcomes / Cicely Marston & John Cleland.

Report on unplanned pregnancy / States of Jersey Public Health Committee.

Help for the mother and child in unwanted pregnancy. Colour lithograph for VBOK, 1996.

It's my baby too.

In the family way : illegitimacy between the Great War and the swinging sixties / Jane Robinson.

Information and methodological references for research on unwanted pregnancy and abortion / The Population Council ; prepared by: Nahid Toubia, Virginia Kallianes.

Single and pregnant / Sally Macintyre.

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