Medical practitioners
Dr Bertram Wainer and the Struggle for the Right to Abortion
On 24 June 2022, in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organisation the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its 1973 ruling, made as result of the now famous Roe v Wade case, that gave a fundamental right to women to access abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Dr Samuel Peacock of Eastbourne House
Eastbourne House stands on the corner of Wellington Parade and Simpson Street in East Melbourne. It is a two-storey building of 16 rooms, with a large balcony overhanging Simpson Street, and is classified by the National Trust. It was built for Dr Samuel Peacock in 1902. He used Eastbourne House as a residence, a surgery and a private hospital solely for female patients.
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Dr. Samuel Peacock: some notes
6 x A4 pages being notes and photocopied extracts from books relating to the life of Dr. Samuel Peacock (1839-1936)of Eastbourne House, 62 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne.
1. 1 x A4 page being typed notes transcribing the death notice of Samuel Peacock's mother which appeared in The Argus, 6 Jan 1891. [see PDF]
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