The criminalization of abortion in the West : its origins in medieval law / Wolfgang P. Müller.

  • Müller, Wolfgang P., 1960-
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[2012], ©2012
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Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2012], ©2012.

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xi, 263 pages ; 24 cm

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-257) and index.

Contents

The earliest proponents of criminalization -- Early venues of criminalization -- Chief agents of criminalization -- Principal arguments in favor of criminalization -- Objections to criminalization -- Abortion experts and expertise -- Abortion in the criminal courts of the ius commune -- Forms of punishments in the criminal courts of the ius commune -- The frequency of criminal prosecutions.

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  • 9780801450891
  • 0801450896