Pt. I. The Medicalization and Professionalization of Reproductive Medicine. 1. The Medicalization and Regulation of Reproductive Care. 2. Professionalization and Monopolization. 3. The Evolution of Therapeutic Abortion. 4. Abortion and Professional Ideology -- Pt. II. Abortion: Comparative and Professional Developments. 5. The 'Abortion Reform' Model. 6. The 'Judicial' Model. 7. The 'Elective' Model. 8. Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Reproductive Legislation: Australia -- Appendix 2: Introduction to a Study of the Australian Abortion Delivery System