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Extraction Summary
3
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Narrative/memoir excerpt (likely part of a larger legal file or congressional exhibit)
File Size:
1.3 MB
Summary
This document is an excerpt from a narrative or memoir submitted as evidence to the House Oversight Committee (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015067). It details the narrator's involvement as a plaintiff in a 1970 lawsuit challenging New York's abortion laws, their operation of an underground abortion referral service, and their reflections on Dr. Spencer (a provider who died in 1969). The text mentions 'Lefcourt' (likely attorney Gerald Lefcourt) recalling the legal history.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Narrator (Anonymous 'I') | Plaintiff/Activist |
Plaintiff in 1970 lawsuit regarding NY abortion laws; ran an underground abortion referral service.
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| Lefcourt | Attorney/Source |
Recalls the details of the lawsuit and the repeal of criminal sanctions. (Likely Gerald Lefcourt, who has historicall...
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| Dr. Spencer | Doctor |
Ran an abortion clinic; died in 1969.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| New York Legislature |
Repealed criminal sanctions against abortion.
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| Supreme Court |
Mentioned in relation to Roe vs. Wade.
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| New York Times |
Published an obituary acknowledging Dr. Spencer's clinic.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Unknown (Post-1970)
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Jurisdiction of the lawsuit and legislative repeal.
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Location of a local paper that ran Dr. Spencer's obituary (likely Ashland, Pennsylvania).
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Relationships (2)
Lefcourt recalls the lawsuit in which the narrator was the plaintiff.
Narrator refers to his death and clinic in the context of their own referral service.
Key Quotes (3)
"In 1970, I became the only plaintiff in the first lawsuit to declare the abortion laws unconstitutional in New York State."Source
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"I continued to carry on my underground abortion referral service."Source
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Quote #2
"Pretending to be the fetus was just a way of focusing on my role as a referral service."Source
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