Conference on Abortion and Human Rights (San Francisco, 1965)


  • Abortion: a world view / Leslie Corsa, Jr.

    Leslie Corsa, Jr., M.D., Director of the Center for Population Planning at the University of Michigan, speaks at the Conference on Abortion and Human Rights in San Francisco January 9, 1966, discussing the need for liberalized abortion laws. The conference was held under the auspices of the Society for Humane Abortion. Technical production by Dan…


  • A new look at abortion / W.J. Bryan Henrie.

    Dr. William Jennings Bryan Henrie (1896-1972), a country doctor turned abortion rights activist after being convicted in 1962 for performing abortions, speaks at the Conference on Abortion and Human Rights on January 9, 1966 in San Francisco under the auspices of the Society for Humane Abortion. Henrie calls for a more liberal view toward abortions,…


  • Abortion and social science / moderated by Mrs. Frances Hugle.

    A panel from the Conference on Abortion and Human Rights held on January 9, 1966 in San Francisco under the auspices of the Society for Humane Abortion. Topics discussed include the liberalization of abortion laws, the economic justification for legalizing abortions, and abortion as a folk medicine practice. The panel comprises Dr.Lucile Newman, Ph.D, anthropologist…


  • Abortion and the medical profession / moderated by Harry Giaretto.

    Harry Giaretto moderates this panel from the Conference on Abortion and Human Rights held January 9, 1966, in San Francisco under the auspices of the Society for Humane Abortion. Dr. Mildred Ash, Dr. Leona Bayer, Dr. Neal Blumenfeld, and Dr. William Marsh discuss the legal and moral controversy surrounding abortion.


  • Mrs. Sherri Finkbine at the Conference on Abortion and Human Rights

    Mrs. Sherri Finkbine (Sherri Chessen) speaking at the Conference on Abortion and Human Rights held January 9, 1966, in San Francisco, under the auspices of the Society for Humane Abortion. Recorded at the Hilton Hotel, San Francisco on January 9, 1966. Technical production by Dan McClosky.