Murder on His Mind

The Story of Australia's Abortion Clinic Murder

Murder on His Mind
Dr Susie Allanson
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15 Jul 2021 AU
9781925927658
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An act of terrorism against women that ended with the death of a man. Murder on His Mind details the events of 16 July 2001 when security guard Steve Rogers was shot dead inside Melbourne' s Fertility Control Clinic. The Crown Prosecutor described the gunman as having gone to the clinic with ' murder on his mind' . This new edition brings back into print one insider' s account of the crime that became known as Australia' s Abortion Clinic Murder. Dr Susie Allanson was the Clinic' s psychologist when the murder occurred and provides answers to the questions that fascinated the public about the case at the time and to this day. What really happened on that day? What went on in the mind of the gunman? How did the victims cope? What really goes on in an abortion-providing clinic? A riveting read for true crime buffs and for those concerned with their own or others' reactions and recovery to traumatic events, women' s health rights and the usually secretive reproductive crises facing women and their families every day.
"Allanson depicts with stark reality the perspectives of all involved, the killer, the right to lifers, and the people who need the clinics services to help them deal with the trauma and tribulations taking place in their own lives. Nobody could read this book and be unaffected. [Allansons] understanding of the ways in which people respond and need to be responded to when under acute stress would provide a very handy manual to anyone who might have to deal with care crashes or any other sudden event leading to unexpected death. Clearly there is an important difference between the accidental and the deliberate killing involved here. Much benefit will be obtained from this book by those who are affected by trauma of many different sorts, well away from the setting of the abortion issue. -- Dr Robert Moles"
Susie Allanson B. A. (Hons. Psychology), M. A. (Clinical Psychology), PhD, was a clinical psychologist in Melbourne for almost forty years, and the clinical psychologist at the Fertility Control Clinic for twenty-six years. Susie' s clinical work also focused on children and families in settings such as the Royal Children' s Hospital, Children' s Court Clinic, schools and her private practice. She has served on the Board of Family Planning Victoria and various committees, been a supervisor and reviewer, and has spoken and written about pregnancy and abortion in various forums and in professional journals. Susie is the author of the novel Genevieve Knows Too Much and co-author with lawyer Lizzie O' Shea of Empowering Women: From Murder & Misogyny to High Court Victory (2021).
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ISBN-13: 9781925927658
Published: 15 Jul 2021
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Wilkinson Publishing
Publisher: Wilkinson Publishing
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256

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