Ben Celniker, MD

admin — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:34:06 -0700

Before Roe v. Wade, my experience was seeing a lot of women with infection and hemorrhage from having botched-up abortions. The patients would never say where they went. I can picture in my mind cases that I attended that were so badly maimed, these patients that were injured so badly.

Wendy Chavkin, MD, MPH

amaloney — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:55:01 -0700

Byllye Avery

amaloney — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:48:08 -0700

Ms. Byllye Avery, a lifelong activist, is founder of the National Black Women's Health Project.Prior to Roe v. Wade, Ms. Avery was a leader in the underground abortion referral network, where she lived in Jacksonville, Florida.

Carole Joffe, PhD

amaloney — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:00:42 -0700

Carole Joffe, PhD, is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Davis, and a researcher of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco. She has published widely on the topic of abortion, including the notable book Doctors of Conscience: The Struggle to Provide Abortion Before and After Roe v. Wade, in 1995.

Curtis Boyd, MD

amaloney — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:32:23 -0700

Curtis Boyd, MD, is currently in private practice, specializing in abortion services. During the 1960s, Dr. Boyd provided thousands of illegal abortions to women at his office in Athens, Texas, and later in Dallas. In the field of abortion technology, Dr. Boyd has a national reputation for his contributions in the areas of pain management, reduction of surgical risks, second-trimester abortion methods, and the establishment of guidelines and standards for abortion facilities.

Devika Singh, MD

amaloney — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:36:45 -0700

Devika Singh, MD, received her medical degree and a master's in public health from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2003. She served as president of Medical Students for Choice for the 2002-2003 term. She is currently a fellow in the division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She obtained abortion training as a medical student and resident and is currently pursuing research on the intersection of sexual and reproductive health with infectious diseases.

Don Sloan, MD

amaloney — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:38:43 -0700

Don Sloan, MD, is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the New York Medical College and Director of the Division of Human Sexuality and Psychosomatics at the Lenox Hill Hospital and the New York Medical College in New York City. During the pre-Roe era, Dr. Sloan provided countless abortions in his office on Park Avenue.

George Miks, MD

amaloney — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:45:10 -0700

Harry Jonas, MD

amaloney — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:50:26 -0700

Irving Rust, MD

amaloney — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:54:04 -0700

Irving Rust, MD, was former medical director of the HUB, a Planned Parenthood clinic in the Bronx, New York. Prior to Roe v. Wade, Dr. Rust was active in bringing about abortion reform. He was also the lead plaintiff in Rust v. Sullivan, a U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the right of doctors in federally financed establishments to talk about abortion with their patients. Though Dr. Rust lost the case by a five to four decision, President Bill Clinton reversed this policy on his second day in office. Dr. Rust died September 7, 2001, at the age of 71.