Correspondence regarding abortion
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
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.
Scope and Content
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.
System of Arrangement
Correspondence regarding abortion is arranged in a single series.
Subjects
- Medical care.
- Abortion.
- Medical care--1940-1950.
- Medical care--Access.
Genre
- Medical documents.
- Document