ABSTRACT
This final section concludes that the most convincing explanation for the political failure of the anti-abortion movement was that the circumstances of 1966–1967 aligned to create a climate in which partially legalised abortion was more likely to succeed. Dee assesses the key points of the book, and considers whether there were key turning points that ensured the failure of the anti-abortion campaign to secure strict abortion legislation. This includes a final discussion of the importance of the Alton and White bills, and the difficulties of implementing absolutist abortion politics in England.
