The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Papers
- Title:
- [Albert Szent-Gyorgyi testifies before a U.S. Senate Committee in 1966]
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- Description:
- Szent-Gyorgyi was a lifelong advocate of human rights. In this testimony he argues that women have a right to control their own bodies, including the right to control conception.
- Running Time:
- 36 seconds
- Date:
- 1984
- Creator:
- National Foundation for Cancer Research
- Source:
- NLM HMD Collection, call number WZ 100 VC no. 41 1984
- Albert Szent-Gyorgyi: A Special Gift. National Foundation for Cancer Research. 01:18:20:09-01:18:56:26 on DigiBeta tape.
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi: A Special Gift (1984)
- Publisher:
- Pacific Street Film Projects
- Rights:
- Reproduced with permission of the National Foundation for Cancer Research.
- Subject:
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- Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
- Politics
- Abortion, Legal
- Exhibit Category:
- The National Foundation for Cancer Research, 1973-1986
- Unique Identifier:
- WGBBMJ
- Document Type:
- Video recordings
- Interviews
- Excerpts
- Language:
- English
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- Physical Condition:
- Good
- Transcript:
- According to our Constitution, a woman has a right to do with her body what she wants. In our democratic society, she has the right to learn everything about her body and its workings that she wants to know. There is simple evidence that birth control is possible without harmful effects to health, and so the only obstacle in its way is ignorance, superstition, and religious bigotry.
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- 2006-06-21
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