BRACERS Record Detail for 119173

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Collection code
RA3
Recent acquisition no.
1896
Box no.
16.84
Filed
1896d
Source if not BR
Thacher, Michael, donation
Recipient(s)
Ramesh, S.R.
Sender(s)
BR
Date
1966/03/07
Full date (Estimate)
1966/03/07
Form of letter
TLS
Pieces
1
BR's address code (if sender)
PP
Notes and topics

"I think that abortion ought not to be a legal crime; at the same time, as it is apt to be injurious to health, I think that birth control methods are much to be preferred."

Ts. carbon of this letter: document 720.130113, record 39993.

Transcription

BR TO S.R. RAMESH, 7 MAR. 1966
BRACERS 119173. TLS. McMaster
Proofread by K. Blackwell

From: The Earl Russell, O.M., F.R.S.,
<letterhead>
Plas Penrhyn,
Penrhyndeudraeth,
Merioneth.1
7th March, 1966.

S.R. Ramesh,
I46, Woodi Ramia’s House,
K.R. Puram,
Bangalore–I6,
Mysore,
India.

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your letter of 26th February. I think that abortion ought not to be a legal crime; at the same time, as it is apt to be injurious to health, I think that birth control methods are much to be preferred.

Yours truly,
<signed> Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell.

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Permission
Everyone
Transcription Public Access
Yes
Record no.
119173
Record created
Jun 20, 2014
Record last modified
Jun 10, 2026
Created/last modified by
duncana