Oral history interview with Tom Allen, 2000
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- Name
- Allen, Thomas E (Interviewee)
- Fly on the Wall Productions (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Tom Allen, 2000
- Abstract
- Family history and childhood memories; Motivations and role models for application to medical school; Memories of university; medical school, especially abortion; Evolution of views on abortion; Policies and practices of abortion in his experience prior and port Roe v. Wade; Comments on socio-economic conditions of patients; Dangers of abortion and memories of trauma; Advice to future practioners; Speculation on future of the abortion movement; Remark on the opposition/pro-lifers; BA, University of Pittsburgh; MD, University Pittsburgh (1943); Clara Bell Cuvall Award (1990); Civil Libertarian of the Year (1998)
- Collection Name
- Physicians for reproductive health and choice oral history project
- Subjects
- Gynecologists; Abortion; Physicians--Attitudes.--United States; Pro-life movement--United States; Reproductive rights; Allen, Thomas E
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 2000
- Note (Biographical)
- OB/GYN Physician
- Note
- Interviewed by Fly on the Wall, July 2000
- Note (Provenance)
- Gift of Dr. Thomas E. Allen
- Tom Allen, Gift 2000
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13792649
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-g4ey-zr51
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview