Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-404) and index.
Foreword / by Lord David Alton -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Malthusianism and eugenics: a preamble -- The early abortion campaign, backstreet abortion, and eugenics -- Abortion, eugenics, and democracy -- The 1967 Abortion Act and eugenics -- After the Act: abortion, eugenics, and population control -- The abortion campaign: feminism, eugenics, and public policy -- Beyond abortion: a step into darkness? -- Appendix A: A note on historical sources -- Appendix B: English abortion law: a summary -- Works consulted -- Index.