Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Robert H. Tamis, 2001
Creator: | Tamis, Robert H. | 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 ContentsEarly life in the Bronx; father as a obstetrician/gynecologist; education: M.D., New York University College of Medicine, residency at Bronx Municipal Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City; National Abortion Rights Action League, board of directors; Arizona Right to Choose, board of directors; Planned Parenthood of Northern and Central Arizona, medical Advisory Committee; two years in the Army; experiences with teenage rape victims; lack of abortion training in the medical school system; different treatment in hospital administrations due to position on abortion; controversies over the appropriate situation for abortion; obtaining an abortion pre-Roe v. Wade; reactionary response ot Roe v. Wad by Right fo Life Movement; experiences with the Clergymen's Underground; thoughts on the current generation and Roe v. Wade
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRCH), 2001
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