Name
Hanson, Millie (Interviewee)
Fly on the Wall Productions (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Millie Hanson, 2002
Abstract
Childhood: Turtle lake and Clayton, Northern Wisconsin; education: River Falls State College, River Falls, Wisconsin; medical school, University of Minnesota; farm life in rural Wisconsin; early experience of abortion-related deaths within family; the state of abortion legislation in the Midwest pre-Roe v. Wade; discussion of abortion complications; internship at Minneapolis General Hospital; medic al school's treatment of the abortion issue; discussion of physical dangers to abortion doctors; hospital administration and legal risks in regards to abortions; traumatic experience with female student via telephone; establishment of personal practice; explanation of bureaucratic gymnastics involved for legal abortions; fears regarding the future of pro-choice legislation
Collection Name
Physicians for reproductive health and choice oral history project
Subjects
Obstetricians; Gynecologists; Abortion--United States; Abortion; Abortion--Law and legislation--United States; Abortion--History--20th century.--United States; Abortion services--United States; Physicians--Attitudes.--United States; Reproductive rights--United States; Hanson, Millie
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2002
Note (Biographical)
Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Note
Interviewed by Fly on the Wall Productions, in Spring 2000 and May 2002
Note (Provenance)
Millie Hanson, Gift 2002
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13792744
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-a7gm-6z91
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.