UK_Medical_Act_of_1876

Medical Act 1876

Medical Act 1876

United Kingdom legislation

The Medical Act 1876[1] (39 & 40 Vict. c. 41) was an act which repealed the previous Medical Act in the United Kingdom and allowed all British medical authorities to license all qualified applicants whatever their gender.[2][3][4] It was introduced by Member of Parliament Russell Gurney.[5] The Act obtained the queen's assent and became law despite Queen Victoria's strong private objections to women's medical training.[3]

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The Medical Acts was the collective title of the Medical Act 1876 as well as the following Acts:[6]

References

  1. [1]
    The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule.  Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. [2]
    British Medical Journal. British Medical Association. 1908. pp. 1079–.
  3. [3]
    John A. Wagner Ph.D. (25 February 2014). Voices of Victorian England: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life. ABC-CLIO. pp. 211–. ISBN 978-0-313-38689-3.
  4. [4]
    Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1892). Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command. H.M. Stationery Office. pp. 40–.
  5. [5]
    "BREAKING THE MOULD - Matt Elsom - Medical Women's Federation". Medicalwomensfederation.org.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  6. [6]
    The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
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