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| ⚫ | '''Warren Martin Hern''' (born 1938) is an American physician best known for performing [[late termination of pregnancy|late terminations of pregnancy]].<ref name=TIME>{{cite news|last=Rochman|first=Bonnie|title=Philly Abortion Horrors: What Matters Is How and Not When an Abortion Is Done, Says Expert|url=http://healthland.time.com/2011/01/21/philly-abortion-horrors-what-matters-is-how-and-not-when-an-abortion-is-done-says-expert/|accessdate=18 June 2011|newspaper=[[TIME]]|date=January 21, 2011}}</ref> In 1973, he founded Boulder Abortion Clinic in [[Boulder, Colorado]]. Hern was a founding member of the [[National Abortion Federation]], and authored ''Abortion Practice'', a comprehensive text on operating and evaluating abortion facilities. He and doctors [[LeRoy Carhart]], Shelley Sella, and Susan Robinson were the subject of the 2013 documentary ''[[After Tiller]]'' about the four providers openly advertising [[Late termination of pregnancy|later abortions]] in the United States after the [[Assassination of George Tiller|2009 assassination]] of [[George Tiller]]. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Hern took his B.A. at the University of Colorado, in 1961. He triple-majored in Speech, Anthropology, and Chemistry. He attended medical school at University of Colorado, taking his M.D. in 1965. He took his M.P.H. degree at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, in 1971, and his Ph.D. in epidemiology from the same school in 1988. |
Hern took his B.A. at the University of Colorado, in 1961. He triple-majored in Speech, Anthropology, and Chemistry. He attended medical school at the University of Colorado, taking his M.D. in 1965. He took his M.P.H. degree at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, in 1971, and his Ph.D. in epidemiology from the same school in 1988. |
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He has been board certified in Preventive Medicine since 1978. |
He has been board certified in Preventive Medicine since 1978. |
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In 1973, Hern was asked to help found a private, non-profit abortion clinic in [[Boulder, Colorado]]. After his position was eliminated, Hern entered into private practice, creating the Boulder Abortion Clinic in 1975.<ref name=DrHern.com>{{cite web|title=About Dr. Warren Hern|url= |
In 1973, Hern was asked to help found a private, non-profit abortion clinic in [[Boulder, Colorado]]. After his position was eliminated, Hern entered into private practice, creating the Boulder Abortion Clinic in 1975.<ref name="DrHern.com">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=About Dr. Warren Hern|url=https://www.drhern.com/about/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921112653/https://www.drhern.com/about/|archive-date=2020-09-21|accessdate=18 June 2011|website=}}</ref><ref name="TimeQ&A">{{cite news|last=Rochman|first=Bonnie|date=November 5, 2010|title=Late-Term Abortions: Q&A With the Last Remaining Doctor Who Performs Them|newspaper=TIME|url=http://healthland.time.com/2010/11/05/qa-the-last-remaining-doctor-who-performs-late-term-abortions-speaks-out/#ixzz1Ph7lqd2z|url-status=live|accessdate=18 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115184447/http://healthland.time.com/2010/11/05/qa-the-last-remaining-doctor-who-performs-late-term-abortions-speaks-out/|archive-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> |
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==Academic appointments== |
==Academic appointments== |
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==Non-abortion work== |
==Non-abortion work== |
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Hern travels regularly to [[Peru]], where he works as a volunteer providing medical care to the [[Shipibo]] tribe.<ref>http://www.librarything.com/character/Warren%20Hern</ref> |
Hern travels regularly to [[Peru]], where he works as a volunteer providing medical care to the [[Shipibo]] tribe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.librarything.com/character/Warren%20Hern|title=Warren Hern {{!}} People/Characters {{!}} LibraryThing|website=www.librarything.com|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> |
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==Violence against Hern and his clinic== |
==Violence against Hern and his clinic== |
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Hern's clinic has been the target of numerous vandalisms and threats, including gunshots fired through his office window.<ref>[http://www.esquire.com/features/abortion-doctor-warren-hern-0909-2 ''Esquire'' profile of Dr. Hern]</ref> He has been stalked and threatened.<ref> |
Hern's clinic has been the target of numerous vandalisms and threats, including gunshots fired through his office window.<ref>[http://www.esquire.com/features/abortion-doctor-warren-hern-0909-2 ''Esquire'' profile of Dr. Hern]</ref> He has been stalked and threatened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/news/the-fight-of-their-lives-5057143|title=The Fight of Their Lives|last=Jackson|first=Steve|date=1997-02-13|website=Westword|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> His family has been threatened as well.<ref>[http://media.westword.com/3792350.0.pdf Indictment of Donald Hertz for threatening Dr. Hern]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rewire.news/article/2010/11/02/threatened-abortion-doctor-gets-probation/|title=Man Who Threatened Abortion Doctor Gets Probation|website=Rewire.News|date=2 November 2010 |language=en|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> |
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==Solidarity with George Tiller== |
==Solidarity with George Tiller== |
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Hern expressed outrage over the May 31, 2009 killing of [[George Tiller]], a doctor who offered similar services, in Wichita.<ref> |
Hern expressed outrage over the May 31, 2009 killing of [[George Tiller]], a doctor who offered similar services, in Wichita.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coloradoindependent.com/2009/05/31/late-term-abortion-doctor-decries-tiller-killing-this-is-a-fascist-movement/|title=Late-term abortion doctor decries Tiller killing: 'This is a fascist movement'|last=Luning|first=Ernest|date=2009-05-31|website=The Colorado Independent|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> In the aftermath of Tiller's murder, Hern's clinic has continued to receive threats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.coloradodaily.com/news/2009/jun/23/police-report-threat-against-boulder-abortion-clin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627123109/http://www.coloradodaily.com/news/2009/jun/23/police-report-threat-against-boulder-abortion-clin|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-06-27|title=Police: Warren Hern's Boulder Abortion Clinic threatened : County News : ColoradoDaily.com Boulder, CO|date=2009-06-27|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> |
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==Published works== |
==Published works== |
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* {{cite book|last=Hern|first=Warren M.|title=Abortion Practice|year=1984|publisher=[[J. B. Lippincott & Co.|J. B. Lippincott]]|isbn=978-0-9625728-0-7|pages=340}} Because of anti-abortion threats and harassment, Lippincott took the book out of print in 1989 and destroyed several hundred copies of the hardcover edition. Dr. Hern subsequently obtained the copyright, formed a publishing company (Alpenglo Graphics), and published a soft cover edition of ''Abortion Practice'' in order to keep the book available to those who need it.<ref>http://www.drhern.com/biography.pdf</ref> |
* {{cite book|last=Hern|first=Warren M.|title=Abortion Practice|year=1984|publisher=[[J. B. Lippincott & Co.|J. B. Lippincott]]|isbn=978-0-9625728-0-7|pages=340}} Because of anti-abortion threats and harassment, Lippincott took the book out of print in 1989 and destroyed several hundred copies of the hardcover edition. Dr. Hern subsequently obtained the copyright, formed a publishing company (Alpenglo Graphics), and published a soft cover edition of ''Abortion Practice'' in order to keep the book available to those who need it.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.drhern.com/biography.pdf| access-date=2023-11-15 | title=Boulder abortion Clinic}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 27 December 2023
Warren Martin Hern (born 1938) is an American physician best known for performing late terminations of pregnancy.[1] In 1973, he founded Boulder Abortion Clinic in Boulder, Colorado. Hern was a founding member of the National Abortion Federation, and authored Abortion Practice, a comprehensive text on operating and evaluating abortion facilities. He and doctors LeRoy Carhart, Shelley Sella, and Susan Robinson were the subject of the 2013 documentary After Tiller about the four providers openly advertising later abortions in the United States after the 2009 assassination of George Tiller.
Background
[edit]Hern took his B.A. at the University of Colorado, in 1961. He triple-majored in Speech, Anthropology, and Chemistry. He attended medical school at the University of Colorado, taking his M.D. in 1965. He took his M.P.H. degree at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, in 1971, and his Ph.D. in epidemiology from the same school in 1988.
He has been board certified in Preventive Medicine since 1978.
In 1973, Hern was asked to help found a private, non-profit abortion clinic in Boulder, Colorado. After his position was eliminated, Hern entered into private practice, creating the Boulder Abortion Clinic in 1975.[2][3]
Academic appointments
[edit]Hern holds the following academic appointments[4]
- Professor Adjunct, Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Associate Professor Adjunct, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Colorado at Denver
- Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics Gynecology
- Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Family Practice
- Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Non-abortion work
[edit]Hern travels regularly to Peru, where he works as a volunteer providing medical care to the Shipibo tribe.[5]
Violence against Hern and his clinic
[edit]Hern's clinic has been the target of numerous vandalisms and threats, including gunshots fired through his office window.[6] He has been stalked and threatened.[7] His family has been threatened as well.[8][9]
Solidarity with George Tiller
[edit]Hern expressed outrage over the May 31, 2009 killing of George Tiller, a doctor who offered similar services, in Wichita.[10] In the aftermath of Tiller's murder, Hern's clinic has continued to receive threats.[11]
Published works
[edit]- Hern, Warren M. (1984). Abortion Practice. J. B. Lippincott. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-9625728-0-7. Because of anti-abortion threats and harassment, Lippincott took the book out of print in 1989 and destroyed several hundred copies of the hardcover edition. Dr. Hern subsequently obtained the copyright, formed a publishing company (Alpenglo Graphics), and published a soft cover edition of Abortion Practice in order to keep the book available to those who need it.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Rochman, Bonnie (January 21, 2011). "Philly Abortion Horrors: What Matters Is How and Not When an Abortion Is Done, Says Expert". TIME. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "About Dr. Warren Hern". Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ Rochman, Bonnie (November 5, 2010). "Late-Term Abortions: Q&A With the Last Remaining Doctor Who Performs Them". TIME. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ Dr. Hern's CV
- ^ "Warren Hern | People/Characters | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Esquire profile of Dr. Hern
- ^ Jackson, Steve (1997-02-13). "The Fight of Their Lives". Westword. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Indictment of Donald Hertz for threatening Dr. Hern
- ^ "Man Who Threatened Abortion Doctor Gets Probation". Rewire.News. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Luning, Ernest (2009-05-31). "Late-term abortion doctor decries Tiller killing: 'This is a fascist movement'". The Colorado Independent. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Police: Warren Hern's Boulder Abortion Clinic threatened : County News : ColoradoDaily.com Boulder, CO". 2009-06-27. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Boulder abortion Clinic" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
External links
[edit]- Biography of Warren Hern, M.D. at Boulder Abortion Clinic website
- Did I Violate the Partial Birth Abortion Ban? by Warren Hern, Slate, Oct. 22, 2003.
- The Last Abortion Doctor by John H. Richardson, "Esquire" Aug. 5, 2009.
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