Remembering Dr. Kenneth C. Edelin
Abstract
After performing an abortion in 1973, Dr. Kenneth Edelin was indicted and convicted of manslaughter. Dr. Edelin's conviction was reversed 50 years ago. However, the conflict between the medical and legal systems, the use of abortion prosecution to control patients and providers, and the framing of a fetus as a person feel just as relevant to today's abortion landscape.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Reproductive Health and Contraception
Historical Studies on Reproduction
Gender
Health
and Societal Changes
Medical History and Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 259–262
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN