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'''Geoffrey Davis''' (died 3 October 2008) was an Australian doctor and director of the International Abortion Research and Training Centre.<ref name="The Age 1975" /> In the early 1960s Davis had two clinics in the ] and Arncliffe suburbs of Sydney where he carried out discreet terminations up until 1971, when ] was legalised in New South Wales. Though Davis was originally an anaesthetist, he is known for his work with late term abortions. Davis had worked with ], the ], and ] in the 1960s.<ref name="Powerhouse Museum" /><ref name="D'Costa 2010" /> Davis also did research on ].<ref name="Davis 1979" /> '''Geoffrey Davis''' (died 3 October 2008) was an Australian doctor and director of the International Abortion Research and Training Centre.<ref name="The Age 1975" /> In the early 1960s Davis had two clinics in the ] and Arncliffe suburbs of Sydney where he carried out discreet terminations up until 1971, when ] was legalised in New South Wales. Though Davis was originally an anaesthetist, he is known for his work with late term abortions. Davis had worked with ], the ], and ] in the 1960s.<ref name="Powerhouse Museum" /><ref name="D'Costa 2010" /> Davis also did research on ].<ref name="Davis 1979" />


Davis is best known for his work in performing late-term abortions following the mass ]. Davis worked in a victim relief programme in Bangladesh in the year following the ] at the request of the ] and ]. In conjunction with Leonard Laufe, Davis set up in Dhaka "industrial scale procedures" of abortion in the year following the war. Between them they carried out 95 percent of terminations which had resulted from the mass rapes.<ref name="Mookherjee 2007 pp339-355" /> Davis also travelled for months in remote areas to carry out terminations.<ref name="Brownmiller 2007 p92"> Davis is best known for his work in performing late-term abortions following the mass ]. Davis worked in a victim relief programme in Bangladesh in the year following the ] at the request of the ] and ]. He estimated that the commonly cited figures for those raped were probably "very conservative" compared with the real numbers.<ref name="DCosta" /> Davis reported that he had heard of numerous suicides by victims, and of ]s during the course of his work and estimated that around 5,000 rape victims had performed ]s.<ref name="Brownmiller" /> He also compared the extant of the atrocities to the ] ] program. <blockquote>'I felt that Tikka Khan's programme (ordering his soldiers to violate Bengali women indiscriminately) was an obscenity, comparable to Heinrich Himmler's Lebensborn Ministry in Nazi Germany. It gave me some satisfaction to know that I was contributing to the destruction of the policies of West Pakistan.'<ref name="Mannan 2009" /></blockquote>

⚫ {{cite book|last=Brownmiller|first=Susan|title=The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary|year=2007|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn=978-0812219821|page=92|editor=William F. Schulz}}
</ref> Davis has estimated that up to 400,000 women and children had been raped by the Pakistani armed forces and their collaborators, the ] ("the moon") the ] ("the sun") and the ].<ref name="D'Costa 2010" /><ref name="Mookherjee 2012 p77" /> In addition to carrying out terminations Davis also worked with international adoption agencies in trying to find families for the children who were unwanted due to cultural beliefs.<ref name="Hossain 2012" /> Davis died on 3 October 2008 in Australia.<ref name="Khan 2008" /> Davis, in conjunction with Leonard Laufe, set up in Dhaka "industrial scale procedures" of abortion in the year following the war. Between them they carried out 95 percent of terminations which had resulted from the mass rapes.<ref name="Mookherjee 2007 pp339-355" /> Davis also travelled for months in remote areas to carry out terminations.<ref name="Brownmiller 2007 p92" /> Davis has estimated that up to 400,000 women and children had been raped by the Pakistani armed forces and their collaborators, the ] ("the moon") the ] ("the sun") and the ].<ref name="D'Costa 2010" /><ref name="Mookherjee 2012 p77" /> As well as his work in carrying out terminations Davis also worked with international adoption agencies in trying to find families for the children who were unwanted due to cultural beliefs.<ref name="Hossain 2012" /> Davis died on 3 October 2008 in Australia.<ref name="Khan 2008" />


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{{cite news|last=Mannan|first=Abdul|title=People in people's war|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2009/december/victorydayspecial/page02.htm|newspaper=Daily Star|date=December 2009}}
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{{cite journal|last=Mookherjee|first=Nayanika|title=Available Motherhood: Legal technologies, `state of exception' and the dekinning of 'war-babies' in Bangladesh|journal=Childhood|year=2007|issue=14|pages=339–355|doi=10.1177/0907568207079213|url=http://chd.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/14/3/339}}</ref> {{cite journal|last=Mookherjee|first=Nayanika|title=Available Motherhood: Legal technologies, `state of exception' and the dekinning of 'war-babies' in Bangladesh|journal=Childhood|year=2007|issue=14|pages=339–355|doi=10.1177/0907568207079213|url=http://chd.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/14/3/339}}</ref>

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{{cite news|last=D'Costa|first=Bina|title=1971: Rape and its consequences|url=http://opinion.bdnews24.com/2010/12/15/1971-rape-and-its-consequences/|newspaper=BD News24|date=15 December 2010}} {{cite news|last=D'Costa|first=Bina|title=1971: Rape and its consequences|url=http://opinion.bdnews24.com/2010/12/15/1971-rape-and-its-consequences/|newspaper=BD News24|date=15 December 2010}}
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{{cite web | first = Bina | last = D'Costa | title = 1971: Rape and its consequences | publisher = bdnews24.com | date = 15 December 2010 | accessdate = 22 July 2012 | url = http://opinion.bdnews24.com/2010/12/15/1971-rape-and-its-consequences/
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Revision as of 11:43, 12 May 2014

Geoffrey Davis (died 3 October 2008) was an Australian doctor and director of the International Abortion Research and Training Centre. In the early 1960s Davis had two clinics in the Potts Point and Arncliffe suburbs of Sydney where he carried out discreet terminations up until 1971, when abortion was legalised in New South Wales. Though Davis was originally an anaesthetist, he is known for his work with late term abortions. Davis had worked with Population Services International, the International Fertility Research Program, and International Planned Parenthood Federation in the 1960s. Davis also did research on prior induced abortion.

Davis is best known for his work in performing late-term abortions following the mass rapes during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Davis worked in a victim relief programme in Bangladesh in the year following the liberation war at the request of the World Health Organization and International Planned Parenthood Federation. He estimated that the commonly cited figures for those raped were probably "very conservative" compared with the real numbers. Davis reported that he had heard of numerous suicides by victims, and of infanticides during the course of his work and estimated that around 5,000 rape victims had performed self-induced abortions. He also compared the extant of the atrocities to the Nazi Lebensborn program.

'I felt that Tikka Khan's programme (ordering his soldiers to violate Bengali women indiscriminately) was an obscenity, comparable to Heinrich Himmler's Lebensborn Ministry in Nazi Germany. It gave me some satisfaction to know that I was contributing to the destruction of the policies of West Pakistan.'

Davis, in conjunction with Leonard Laufe, set up in Dhaka "industrial scale procedures" of abortion in the year following the war. Between them they carried out 95 percent of terminations which had resulted from the mass rapes. Davis also travelled for months in remote areas to carry out terminations. Davis has estimated that up to 400,000 women and children had been raped by the Pakistani armed forces and their collaborators, the Al-Badr ("the moon") the Al-Shams ("the sun") and the Razakars. As well as his work in carrying out terminations Davis also worked with international adoption agencies in trying to find families for the children who were unwanted due to cultural beliefs. Davis died on 3 October 2008 in Australia.

References

  1. Age, The (16 June 1975). "Women only at abortion meeting". The Age.
  2. Museum, Powerhouse. "Abortion kit, comprising a set of gynaecological surgical instruments (20), metal, various makers, c. 1960, used Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1960s". About New South Wales.
  3. ^ D'Costa, Bina (15 December 2010). "1971: Rape and its consequences". BD News24.
  4. Davis, Geoffrey; Antonia Church (1979). "Prior induced abortion experience among clinic patients in Australia". Journal of Biosocial Science. 11 (1). doi:10.1017/S0021932000012062.
  5. D'Costa, Bina (15 December 2010). "1971: Rape and its consequences". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  6. Brownmiller, Susan (2007). William F. Schulz (ed.). The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary (Annotated ed.). University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0812219821.
  7. Mannan, Abdul (December 2009). "People in people's war". Daily Star.
  8. Mookherjee, Nayanika (2007). "Available Motherhood: Legal technologies, `state of exception' and the dekinning of 'war-babies' in Bangladesh". Childhood (14): 339–355. doi:10.1177/0907568207079213.
  9. Brownmiller, Susan (2007). William F. Schulz (ed.). The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0812219821.
  10. Mookherjee, Nayanika (2012). Raphaelle Branche, Fabrice Virgili (ed.). Rape in Wartime. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 77. ISBN 978-0230363991.
  11. Hossain, Anushay (21 May 2012). "1971 Rapes: Bangladesh Cannot Hide History". Forbes.
  12. Khan, Kamrul Ahsan (10 October 2008). "Friend of Bangladesh Dr Geoffrey Davis passes away". Priyo Australia.

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