Dear Dr. Spencer: Abortion in a Small Town
Directed by Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Beth Seltzer
- 25 min
From the early 1920s until his death in 1969, Dr. Robert Douglas Spencer practiced medicine in a small town in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania. Dr. Spencer treated colds, set fractures, and provided basic medical care. But he was unique. He performed illegal abortions. Dr. Spencer was arrested three times but never convicted. Historians estimated that he performed more than 40,000 safe abortions during the course of his career.
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- Danielle Renfrew BehrensDirector
- Beth SeltzerDirector
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