Remembering Dr. Kenneth C. Edelin
After performing an abortion in 1973, Dr. Kenneth Edelin was indicted and convicted of manslaughter. Dr. Edelin's conviction was reversed 50 years ago. However, the conflict between the medical and legal systems, the use of abortion prosecution to control patients and providers, and the framing of a fetus as a person feel just as relevant to today's abortion landscape.
Authors
- Carmel Shachar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4517-6363)
- Eli Y. Adashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7730-1192)
- Meg Lanthier
Institutions
- Brown University (US)
- Harvard University Press (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/jme.2026.10235
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00