Correspondence regarding abortion
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Overview
- Description
- Consists of official correspondence between medical professionals in Germany in 1946 regarding an abortion. The letters explain German policy regarding abortion at the time and state that in order to have an abortion, it needs to be approved by the court.
- Date
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inclusive:
1946
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Medical documents.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- Correspondence regarding abortion is arranged in a single series.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
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- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- These documents were in a book, "Nazi Medicen: Leitfaden der Rassenhygiene" by O. von Verscheur, that was procured by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Library. They were transferred to the Archives in Oct. 2004.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:11:25
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515638
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