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Clinic Hurdles and Developments

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The battle for birth control took place on three fronts: at local authority level, discreetly behind ministerial doors and in the medical schools.

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Leathard, A. (1980). Clinic Hurdles and Developments. In: The Fight for Family Planning. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04451-1_7

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