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The Victorian Abortion Law Repeal Association was an Australian pro-choice organization that Beatrice Faust was president of in 1966. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Faust, Beatrice Eileen (1939 - )". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. Barbara Caine; Moira Gatens (1998). Australian feminism: a companion. Oxford University Press.