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 at UC Berkeley; Dr. Don Gibbons, professor of sociology at San Francisco State College specializing in criminology; and Dr. Frank Hovell, clinical psychologist and graduate student at UC Berkeley in the Masters of Public Health program and founder of the South Texas Planned Parenthood Center. The moderator is Frances Hugle, professor of chemistry at Santa Clara University. Technical production by Dan McClosky.
Abortion and social science / moderated by Mrs. Frances Hugle.
PRA Archive #:
BB1417
Date Recorded On:
San Francisco, California, 9 Jan. 1966.
Date Broadcast On:
KPFA, 13 May 1966.
Item Duration:
1 reel (32 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.
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- PRA Archive #: BB1417
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- Program: Abortion and social science / moderated by Mrs. Frances Hugle.
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RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
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- Distributor: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1966.
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- Panelist: Lucile Newman
- Panelist: Don Gibbons
- Panelist: Frank Hovell
- Moderator: Frances Hugle
- Engineer: Dan McClosky