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Reproductive Rights Collection
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Letter correspondence and editorial

File contains three letters:
• July 5, 1956 – Letter from C. B. Farrar to F. G. Ebaugh (Farrar appeals to his colleague for a discussion regarding reproductive rights, or lack thereof, pertaining to victims of rape)
• July 10, 1956 – Letter from F. G. Ebaugh to C. B. Farrar
• July 16, 1956 – Letter from C. B. Farrar to F. G. Ebaugh

Reproductive Rights Collection

  • CA OSLER P203
  • Collection
  • 1956

The collection consists of written correspondence between Dr. Clarence B. Farrar and Dr. Franklin G. Ebaugh concerning reproductive rights for victims of rape in relation to the case of a Denver woman who was the victim of rape in 1955. The woman ended up giving birth to a child after she was denied an abortion by doctors and lawyers. The collection also includes a three-page editorial titled "Legal Abortions" that cites Chapter 40, Article 2, Section 23 of the Colorado Revised Statutes 1953.

Farrar, Clarence B., 1874-1970