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Editorial
May 22, 1939
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Editorial condemns a Los Angeles physician from the Negro community for illegal abortion on a young girl, compares it to murder, highlights prevalence among doctors targeting schoolgirls, and calls for stricter law enforcement to punish such crimes.
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ONE OF THE LEADING PHYSICIANS of the Negro racial group in Los Angeles, California, finds himself behind the jail bars on the charge of committing an illegal abortion with a promising young girl of his racial group as his victim.
Whatever punishment is meted out to this offending criminal physician will only serve him right, for his crime is none the less fraught with gravity than that of the robber who, under cover of the darkness, invades the room of a sleeping female and destroys her life, along with that of a babe.
It is of general knowledge, in many communities, that individuals operating under physician's license, make their living, and apparently thrive on committing illegal abortions, with school girls of all ages as their subjects. Occasionally a woman's life is exacted as the cowardly criminals fail in adopting the proper treatment after their act.
Hundreds get by without their crimes coming to the attention of authorities, or even to parents of the victims of this criminal activity.
The need is apparent for a little more diligence on the part of our law enforcement officers, with a view of apprehending these criminals. and when they are discovered, the maximum punishment should be speedily administered.
-From East Tenn. News.
ONE OF THE LEADING PHYSICIANS of the Negro racial group in Los Angeles, California, finds himself behind the jail bars on the charge of committing an illegal abortion with a promising young girl of his racial group as his victim.
Whatever punishment is meted out to this offending criminal physician will only serve him right, for his crime is none the less fraught with gravity than that of the robber who, under cover of the darkness, invades the room of a sleeping female and destroys her life, along with that of a babe.
It is of general knowledge, in many communities, that individuals operating under physician's license, make their living, and apparently thrive on committing illegal abortions, with school girls of all ages as their subjects. Occasionally a woman's life is exacted as the cowardly criminals fail in adopting the proper treatment after their act.
Hundreds get by without their crimes coming to the attention of authorities, or even to parents of the victims of this criminal activity.
The need is apparent for a little more diligence on the part of our law enforcement officers, with a view of apprehending these criminals. and when they are discovered, the maximum punishment should be speedily administered.
-From East Tenn. News.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Or Punishment
Moral Or Religious
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Illegal Abortion
Criminal Physicians
Law Enforcement
Negro Community
Schoolgirls
Moral Gravity
What entities or persons were involved?
Leading Physician Of The Negro Racial Group In Los Angeles
East Tenn. News
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Condemnation Of Illegal Abortions By Physicians
Stance / Tone
Strongly Condemnatory And Calls For Stricter Enforcement
Key Figures
Leading Physician Of The Negro Racial Group In Los Angeles
East Tenn. News
Key Arguments
Punishment For The Accused Physician Is Deserved Due To The Gravity Of Illegal Abortion
Illegal Abortion Is Comparable To Robbery And Murder Of A Woman And Her Unborn Child
Many Physicians Profit From Illegal Abortions On Schoolgirls Without Detection
Such Crimes Sometimes Result In The Death Of The Victim Due To Improper Treatment
Hundreds Of These Crimes Evade Authorities And Even Parents
Law Enforcement Needs More Diligence To Apprehend And Maximally Punish These Criminals