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DicoPolHiS

Political Dictionary of the History of Health

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    • Caesarian section

      In 19th century Belgium, post-mortem caesarean section turned into a politicized debate.

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    • Cannabis prohibition (1/3)

      In 1800, in the cause of health and public order, General Menou decrees the first French ban on the consumption of cannabis.

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    • Caster Semenya

      The case of Caster Semenya politicises through sport the intersex condition.

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    • Child psychoanalysis

      Ever since Freud, psychoanalysis has taken an interest in the psychic life of Children. First considered a minor practice, psychoanalysis with children reached its full dimension in the 1970s.

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    • Clitoris

      Almost entirely overlooked throughout the 20th century, neglected by contemporary medical manuals, the clitoris has gradually returned centre stage thanks to Western feminism.

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    • Criminal abortion

      In 1852 the criminalisation of abortion is reaffirmed after the Academy of Medicine arrived at a resolution regarding therapeutic abortion.

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    • The Corset

      Devised to control the female body, the corset has had, between the 18th and the 20th century, many detractors.

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    • The caduceus

      More than a simple symbol, the caduceus, inherited from Antiquity, became the emblem of pharmacy as we know it today.

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