Victoria Gillick and her birth control appeal

Title

Victoria Gillick and her birth control appeal

Genre

News report

TX Date

19 Nov 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:32

Description

Report on Victoria Gillick, who wants it to be made legal for doctors to tell parents if girls under 16 seek to go on the pill. Gillick’s legal battle has received support from Roman Catholic and Jewish leaders, who are praying for her. She talks about Thomas Clarkson and his work with the anti-slave trade movement, and Oliver Cromwell, as they are both from her home county, East Anglia. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Victoria Gillick

Keywords

Health services; Law; East Anglia; Children (age group); Jews; Children (family); Birth control; Religious belief; Prayer; Catholics; Wisbech; Thomas Clarkson; Anti-slavery movements; Oliver Cromwell

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