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Albert Littlefield
Dr. Albert Littlefield was the first known abortion practitioner in Portland, Oregon.
Dr. Albert Littlefield was the first known abortion practitioner in Portland, Oregon.
American Family Planning
American Family Planning, formerly known as the The Ladies Center and as Community Healthcare Center, is a clinic in Pensacola, Florida providing abortions and other women's healthca...
American Family Planning, formerly known as the The Ladies Center and as Community Healthcare Center, is a clinic in Pensacola, Florida providing abortions and other women's healthca...
Barnett Slepian
Barnett Slepian was an American physician and OB/GYN who was murdered in his home by anti-abortion militant James Charles Kopp.
Barnett Slepian was an American physician and OB/GYN who was murdered in his home by anti-abortion militant James Charles Kopp.
Ben Reitman
Ben Lewis Reitman (1880–1943) was an American anarchist and physician to the poor ("the hobo doctor").
Ben Lewis Reitman (1880–1943) was an American anarchist and physician to the poor ("the hobo doctor").
Benjamin Munson
H. Benjamin Munson (ca. 1916 - July 27, 2003) was a physician who performed abortions in Rapid City, South Dakota, both before and after legalization.
H. Benjamin Munson (ca. 1916 - July 27, 2003) was a physician who performed abortions in Rapid City, South Dakota, both before and after legalization.
Bernard Nathanson
Bernard N. Nathanson (July 31, 1926 – February 21, 2011) was an American medical doctor from New York who helped to found the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws, but later beca...
Bernard N. Nathanson (July 31, 1926 – February 21, 2011) was an American medical doctor from New York who helped to found the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws, but later beca...
Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health
Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health (CRASH), at the time the largest freestanding abortion clinic in the world, opened in New York City after New York legalized abortion in 1970.
Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health (CRASH), at the time the largest freestanding abortion clinic in the world, opened in New York City after New York legalized abortion in 1970.
David Gunn (doctor)
David Gunn (1946 – March 10, 1993) was an American physician.
David Gunn (1946 – March 10, 1993) was an American physician.
Eva Shaver
Dr. Eva Shaver was a physician involved in one of the most unusual abortion cases of the 20th century.
Dr. Eva Shaver was a physician involved in one of the most unusual abortion cases of the 20th century.
George Lotrell Timanus
Dr. George Lotrell Timanus (January 31, 1892 – June 1981) was a physician who performed illegal abortions in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area from 1920 to 1951.
Dr. George Lotrell Timanus (January 31, 1892 – June 1981) was a physician who performed illegal abortions in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area from 1920 to 1951.
Harvey Karman
Harvey Leroy Karman was a psychologist and the inventor of the Karman cannula, a flexible suction cannula used for early abortion.
Harvey Leroy Karman was a psychologist and the inventor of the Karman cannula, a flexible suction cannula used for early abortion.
Henry Dyer Grindle
Henry Dyer Grindle (November 19, 1826 – September 14, 1902) was a Manhattan physician and abortion provider in the 1870s who worked under the name H.D. Grindle.
Henry Dyer Grindle (November 19, 1826 – September 14, 1902) was a Manhattan physician and abortion provider in the 1870s who worked under the name H.D. Grindle.
Jane Collective
The Jane Collective, officially known as the Abortion Counseling Service of Women’s Liberation, was an underground abortion service which operated in Chicago, Illinois from 1969 to 1973.
The Jane Collective, officially known as the Abortion Counseling Service of Women’s Liberation, was an underground abortion service which operated in Chicago, Illinois from 1969 to 1973.
Jane Elizabeth Hodgson
Jane Elizabeth Hodgson (b. January 23, 1915, Crookston, Minnesota – d. October 23, 2006, Rochester, Minnesota) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist.
Jane Elizabeth Hodgson (b. January 23, 1915, Crookston, Minnesota – d. October 23, 2006, Rochester, Minnesota) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist.
John Britton (doctor)
John Bayard Britton (1925 - July 29, 1994) was an American physician.
John Bayard Britton (1925 - July 29, 1994) was an American physician.
Josephine Gabler
Dr. Josephine Gabler was a physician who performed illegal abortions in Chicago during the 1930s.
Dr. Josephine Gabler was a physician who performed illegal abortions in Chicago during the 1930s.
Kermit Gosnell
Kermit Barron Gosnell is an American doctor in Philadelphia who ran two multi-million dollar abortion practices, alleged to be fraudulent.
Kermit Barron Gosnell is an American doctor in Philadelphia who ran two multi-million dollar abortion practices, alleged to be fraudulent.
LeRoy Carhart
LeRoy Harrison Carhart (born 1941) is an American physician from Nebraska who became well known for his participation in the Supreme Court cases Stenberg v. Carhart and Gonzales v. Carhart...
LeRoy Harrison Carhart (born 1941) is an American physician from Nebraska who became well known for his participation in the Supreme Court cases Stenberg v. Carhart and Gonzales v. Carhart...
Lucy Hagenow
Dr. Lucy Hagenow was a physician who operated an illegal abortion practice in Chicago in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Dr. Lucy Hagenow was a physician who operated an illegal abortion practice in Chicago in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Madame Restell
Ann Trow (May 6, 1812 – April 1, 1878), better known as Madame Restell, was an early-19th-century abortionist who practiced in New York City.
Ann Trow (May 6, 1812 – April 1, 1878), better known as Madame Restell, was an early-19th-century abortionist who practiced in New York City.
Martin Haskell
William Mudd Martin Haskell is an American physician who, in 1992, described an abortion procedure known clinically as intact dilation and extraction, and popularly by the controversial term par...
William Mudd Martin Haskell is an American physician who, in 1992, described an abortion procedure known clinically as intact dilation and extraction, and popularly by the controversial term par...
Milan Vuitch
Dr. Milan Vuitch (died April 6, 1993) was a physician performing abortions in Washington, D.C. and Silver Spring, Maryland.
Dr. Milan Vuitch (died April 6, 1993) was a physician performing abortions in Washington, D.C. and Silver Spring, Maryland.
National Abortion Federation
The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is an organization of abortion providers.
The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is an organization of abortion providers.
National Coalition of Abortion Providers
The National Coalition of Abortion Providers (NCAP) is trade association which represents independent abortion providers in the United States.
The National Coalition of Abortion Providers (NCAP) is trade association which represents independent abortion providers in the United States.
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, commonly shortened to Planned Parenthood, is the U.S. affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation and one of its larger members.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, commonly shortened to Planned Parenthood, is the U.S. affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation and one of its larger members.
Richard Ragsdale
Dr. Richard Ragsdale (died October 23, 2004) was a physician who performed abortions in Illinois.
Dr. Richard Ragsdale (died October 23, 2004) was a physician who performed abortions in Illinois.
Robert Spencer (doctor)
Dr. Robert Douglas Spencer (1889–1969) was a general practitioner in Ashland, Pennsylvania, best known for his work as an illegal abortion provider in the decades prior to Roe vs. Wade.
Dr. Robert Douglas Spencer (1889–1969) was a general practitioner in Ashland, Pennsylvania, best known for his work as an illegal abortion provider in the decades prior to Roe vs. Wade.
Ruth Barnett
Ruth Barnett was an abortionist operating in Portland, Oregon from 1918 to 1968.
Ruth Barnett was an abortionist operating in Portland, Oregon from 1918 to 1968.
Susan Wicklund
Susan Wicklund is an American abortion provider.
Susan Wicklund is an American abortion provider.
T. R. M. Howard
Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard was an American civil rights leader, fraternal organization leader, entrepreneur and surgeon.
Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard was an American civil rights leader, fraternal organization leader, entrepreneur and surgeon.
Warren Hern
Warren Martin Hern is an American physician best known for performing late-term abortions.
Warren Martin Hern is an American physician best known for performing late-term abortions.
William Harrison (physician)
William Floyd Nathaniel Harrison (September 8, 1935 – September 24, 2010) was an American obstetrician who delivered 6,000 babies and then switched to abortions, performing the procedure a...
William Floyd Nathaniel Harrison (September 8, 1935 – September 24, 2010) was an American obstetrician who delivered 6,000 babies and then switched to abortions, performing the procedure a...