A statement on abortion by 100 professors of obstetrics: 40 years later. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013 Sep;209(3):193-9
Date
03/19/2013Pubmed ID
23500455DOI
10.1016/j.ajog.2013.03.007Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84883137497 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 21 CitationsAbstract
In this Journal in 1972, 100 leaders in obstetrics and gynecology published a compelling statement that recognized the legalization of abortion in several states and anticipated the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v Wade. They projected the numbers of legal abortions that likely would be required by women in the United States and described the role of the teaching hospital in meeting that responsibility. They wrote to express their concern for women's health in a new legal and medical era of reproductive control and to define the responsibilities of academic obstetrician-gynecologists. Forty years later, 100 professors examine the statement of their predecessors in light of medical advances and legal changes and suggest a further course of action for obstetrician gynecologists.
Author List
One Hundred Professors of Obstetrics and GynecologyAuthor
Janet Sue Rader MD Chair, Professor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Abortion, LegalFemale
Gynecology
Humans
Obstetrics
Pregnancy
Time Factors
United States
Women's Health