Treatment of Functional Amenorrhœa.

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called rest, opium, and starvation treatment." That is precisely my view of the matter, while at the same time giving Mr. Thomas every credit for pointing out certain improvements in diet, and for protesting against mechanical remedies when ignorantly and excessively employed. Mr. Thomas says that " between Sydenham and himself a void exists." This is not unlikely, but it fails to convince me that they are the only two persons who have ever known anything about intestinal obstruction. Mr. Steele describes himself as a young practitioner. With increase of years and experience I feel sure that he will discover that to rigidly apply one uniform and restricted method of treatment (to the exclusion of all others) to a disease under ' , which are classed pathological conditions as widely asunder as the poles is neither logical nor in accordance with the principles which govern medical science in other instances. ' , , I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ' , Liverpool, Jan. 13th, 1885. W. MITCHELL BANKS.

The Reproductive and Parental Rights of Incarcerated Mothers

“…However, pregnant inmates do give birth and the majority of incarcerated women are already mothers upon entering prison. 180 Therefore, to fully understand how prison policies affect women's constitutional right to bear and raise children, it is necessary to examine the impact that prison policies have on preexisting children as well as newborns.…”

“…203 However, it is a fact that incarcerated women are usually their children's primary caregiver. 204 This conundrum that incarcerated mothers face is usually decided in one of two ways, neither of which is suitable for the mother or child.…”