Oral history interview with Irving Rust, 2001
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- Name
- Rust, Irving (Interviewee)
- Fly on the Wall Productions (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Irving Rust, 2001
- Abstract
- Memories of childhood; Family background, especially on abortion; Reminiscences of parent; BA, New York University, MD in Europe (1963); Korean War veteran under GI Bill; Motivations for becoming a doctor, akin to American Dream; Reminiscences of residency as OB/GYN (1964-1968); Founder, Upper Manhattan Medical Group (1968); Feeling on performing abortions, pre- and port- Roe v. Wade; Medical Direc tor of Planned Parenthood in the Bronx, New York; Speculation on future of Roe V. Wade, Rust v. Sullivan; Experience with threats to self and colleagues
- Collection Name
- Physicians for reproductive health and choice oral history project
- Subjects
- Obstetricians; Gynecologists; Abortion--United States; Abortion--Law and legislation--United States; Physicians--Attitudes.--United States; Reproductive rights--United States; Pro-choice movement--United States; Rust, Irving; Planned Parenthood of New York City
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 2001
- Note (Biographical)
- Obstetrician/Gynecologist
- Note
- Interviewed by Fly on the Wall Productions, May 2001
- Note (Provenance)
- Irving Rust, Gift 2001
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13795290
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-byfa-aw98
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.