Book contents
- The Battle to Control Female Fertility in Modern Ireland
- The Battle to Control Female Fertility in Modern Ireland
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Late Marriages and Large Families
- 2 The Pill, the Pope and a Changing Ireland
- 3 ‘A Bitter Blow’
- 4 Contraception
- 5 ‘Against Sin’
- 6 The 1983 Pro-life Amendment
- 7 ‘Bona Fide Family Planning’
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 May 2023
Book contents
- The Battle to Control Female Fertility in Modern Ireland
- The Battle to Control Female Fertility in Modern Ireland
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Late Marriages and Large Families
- 2 The Pill, the Pope and a Changing Ireland
- 3 ‘A Bitter Blow’
- 4 Contraception
- 5 ‘Against Sin’
- 6 The 1983 Pro-life Amendment
- 7 ‘Bona Fide Family Planning’
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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