Abortion and the Private Practice of Medicine (Hardcover)

Originally published in 1986, Abortion and the Private Practice of Medicine was the first book to look at abortion from the perspective of physicians in private practice. Jonathan B. Imber spent two years observing and interviewing all twenty-six of the obstetrician-gynecologists in “Daleton,� a city that did not have an abortion clinic. The decision as to whether, when, and how to perform abortions was therefore essentially up to the individual doctor. Imber begins the volume with a historical survey of medical views on abortion and the medical profession’s response to the legalization of abortion in the United States. Quoting extensively from his interviews, he looks at various characteristics of doctors that may affect their professional opinion on abortion: their age, gender, religious background, and length of residence in the community; the nature of their training and prior experience; and the setting of the practice (whether group or solo). Imber found that the physicians’ reasons for agreeing or refusing to perform abortions revealed considerable differences of opinion about how they construe their responsibilities.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Jonathan B. Imber
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	204
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-51858-2
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-138-51858-1
Barcode:	9781138518582

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