Mitra Sharafi, a legal historian of modern South Asia, was recently featured on The Swaddle podcast, discussing why the anti-abortion law was poorly enforced in colonial India, and how forensics took shape at the time. Listen to the interview. 

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Watch a clip discussing "How did epidemics create an opportunity for murder by poison?" 

Watch a clip discussing "Why was poison stereotyped as the ‘woman’s weapon’?"

Submitted by Law School News on September 21, 2021

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