By Their Fruits: Eugenics, Population Control, and the Abortion Campaign

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Abbreviations AGM annual general meeting AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome ALRA Abortion Law Reform Association BAC Brook Advisory Center BCC Birth Control Campaign BCIIC Birth Control International Information Center (formerly the Birth Control Information Center) BCT Birth Control Trust BMA British Medical Association BMJ British Medical Journal BPAS British Pregnancy Advisory Service (formerly Birmingham Pregnancy Advisory Service) CBE Commander of the (Order of the) British Empire CFC Christians for a Free Choice CID Criminal Investigation Department CMG Companion of St. Michael and St. George CSO Central Statistical Office DBE Dame Commander of the (Order of the) British Empire DCA Department for Constitutional Affairs DHSS Department of Health and Social Security DNA deoxyribonucleic acid DOG Doctors and Overpopulation Group DPP Director of Public Prosecutions xix   DWCA Doctors for a Woman’s Choice on Abortion ES Eugenics Society EES Eugenics Education Society EMWWA East Midlands Working Women’s Association FPA Family Planning Association GP general practitioner HIV/AIDS human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome HMSO Her Majesty’s Stationery Office IPPF International Planned Parenthood Federation IVF in vitro fertilization KBE Knight (Commander of the Order) of the British Empire KC King’s Counsel LARC Labour Abortion Rights Campaign LCC London County Council LLG Labour Life Group MAP “morning-after” pill MCA Mental Capacity Act MCU Modern Churchman’s Union MP member of Parliament MSI Marie Stopes International MSM Marie Stopes Memorial MWF Medical Women’s Federation NAC National Abortion Campaign NBCA National Birth Control Association NCEC National Council for Equal Citizenship NCW National Council of Women NHS National Health Service NOP National Opinion Polls NUSEC National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship xx   Abbreviations OBE Order of the British Empire ONS Office of National Statistics OPCS Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys QC Queen’s Counsel PAS Pregnancy Advisory Service PIC Population Investigation Committee PSI Population Services International RCOG Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists SMA Socialist Medical Association SPBCC Society for the Provision of Birth Control Clinics SPG Six Point Group SPT Simon Population Trust SPUC Society for the Protection of Unborn Children STDs sexually transmitted diseases TPU Teenage Pregnancy Unit TSO The Stationery Office TUC Trades Union Congress UN United Nations UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Activities VES Voluntary Euthanasia Society VfC Voice for Choice WCG Women’s Co-operative Guild WHO World Health Organization WLM Women’s Liberation Movement WLSR World League for Sexual Reform Abbreviations   xxi   By Their Fruits ...