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Abortion at Work: Ideology and Practice in a Feminist Clinic
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Abortion at Work: Ideology and Practice in a Feminist Clinic

by Wendy Simonds. 262 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Wendy Simonds

Publisher:

   Rutgers University Press

Place of Publication:

  New Brunswick, NJ  

Publication Year:

  1996
Subjects:   Abortion--Social Aspects--United States--Case Studies, Abortion Services--United States--Employees--Case Studies, Feminism--United States--Case Studies
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