{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60032060-080e-42c5-ac26-f93fc2b4d612/62ebf3385402ab001327933b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Abortion in the UK","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6215faef4b795a5d1ffd3b62/1647338597774-a2404f1ce8cc1a6d2c15dc1705392021.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As the right to decide whether to terminate a pregnancy is challenged on the other side of the Atlantic, today Betwixt the Sheets we are looking at the history of abortions here in Britain.</p><p><br></p><p>This is the second episode in our two-part series on abortion in the US and the UK.</p><p><br></p><p>First, Kate speaks to Elinor Cleghorn, author of <em>Unwell Women,</em> about the history of abortion law in the UK, and the significance of harrowing case of 'the horse with a green tail’ in the journey to legalising abortion.</p><p><br></p><p>Kate is then joined by Diane Munday, an abortion rights activist who became active in the movement in the 1960s, and believes that her work is not yet done.</p><p><br></p><p>*WARNING there is discussion about abortion, sexual assault and death in this episode*</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee.</p><p><br></p><p>Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &amp; Society. A podcast by History Hit.</p>","author_name":"History Hit"}