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The Abortionist by Dr. X Anonymous Abortion Doctor Shares His Account of Performing the Illegal Procedure in 1962
by Abortion, Medical Activism
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About This Item
The Abortionist. Dr. X as told to Lucy Freeman. First edition. Doubleday and Company: New York, 1962. Measures 6 x 8.5 inches. 216 pages. Original blue dust jacket with the title. Gray cloth boards. Published 11 years before the passage of Roe v Wade which would legalize abortion until overturned in 2022, this book tells the story of desperate women seeking safe abortions. Its narrator, Dr. X, does not identify himself for fear of prosecution, but shares his medical opinion on the absolute necessity of safe and legal abortions as well as his experiences providing the illegal procedure for women without another option. He explains the surgical facts of the procedure along with the infrequent complications when performed by a professional. Dr. X averaged 27 abortions a day until his arrest and sentencing to 4 years in prison which he served. The time served left him a "crippled shadow of a man," by his own account. Dr. X performed over 25,000 abortions over the course of his career to rich and poor women alike, waiving the fee for those who could not pay it. The first personal story ever published in America of the secret world of illegal abortions, this account was crucial in the fight for legalization and has been made prescient once again. Previous ownership stamp on front and back free end papers, "Isaac N. Gatto, M.D." Small tears along edges of jacket. Light shelfwear to spine. Textblock clean and tight. Very good condition.
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- The Abortionist by Dr. X Anonymous Abortion Doctor Shares His Account of Performing the Illegal Procedure in 1962
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- Abortion, Medical Activism
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For over 30 years, we have served a clientele of collectors, private institutions, universities, and public libraries in acquisition and collection development. We are members of ILAB, ABAA, and PADA, and have furnished collections around the world with rare and unique material; from the personal letters of literary greats to first edition Journals of Congress to unique pamphlets from the civil rights era. We strive to find archives and original early printed material that can fill gaps in existing institutional holdings; the kind of material that can bring new perspectives to the traditionally disregarded voices of indigiouneous peoples, women, and African-Americans.
We pride ourselves on the ability to track down the rarest and most interesting material for our client's collections. The partnerships we form with libraries, institutions, and personal collectors begin with a phone call or an email and last for decades. We offer an unconditional guarantee for each item's authenticity and completeness.
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