Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Don M. Sloan, 2001
Creator: | Sloan, Don M., 1928- | Project: | Physicians for reproductive health and choice oral history project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) video file : digital preservation master | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteObstetrician/Gynecologist
Scope and ContentsDecision to become a doctor late in young adulthood; experiences at University of New York in Booklyn, 1963; residency in Philadelphia; experiences with couples' conseling; father's influence on his decision to provide abortions; other doctor's hesitance about providing abortions; first illict ablortions performed with Dr. R. Douglas Spencer in rural town of Ashland, Pennsylvania; experiences providing underground abortions before Roe v. Wade in New York; his own mother's attempt to have an abortion while pregnant with him; lack of fear about providing illegal abortions; political views about abortion; reminiscences about particular patients; money involved with abortion practice; impact of Roe v. Wade
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRCH), 2001
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