title: An historical review of criminal abortion.
abstract: Criminal abortion is rarely seen in modern Australia. This historical review examine cases seen in Brisbane during the period 1939 and 1947. Instrumentation or introduction of fluid into the uterus were the common causes of fatalities in this pre-penicillin era.
authors.affiliation: John Tonge Centre, GPO Box 594, Archerfield, Queensland 4108, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Pritchard
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ansford
mesh_terms: D000024:Abortion, Illegal / Q000266:history*; D001344:Autopsy / Q000266:history; D002423:Cause of Death; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011793:Queensland; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality