Christopher Tietze (1908 – April 4, 1984) was a United States physician best known for his stance in the United States pro-choice movement to permit abortion in the United States.

Biography

Christopher Tietze was born in Vienna.[1] He graduated from the medical school at the University of Vienna.[1] In 1938 he came to the United States.[1]

In 1967 he joined the biomedical division of the Population Council.[1] He was a member of seven organizations in the World Health Organization which recommended policy on human reproduction.[1] He criticized attempts to limit access to abortion.[1]

He died on April 4, 1984, at age 75.[1][2][3][4]

Recognition

In 1973 he and his wife Sarat Lewit Tietze won the Margaret Sanger Award of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.[5] In 1977 he won the American Public Health Association's Carl Schultz Award.[1]

The National Abortion Federation grants the Christopher Tietze Humanitarian Award annually to the person or organization which it recognizes as having advanced its organizational mission.

Selected biography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Barron, James (5 April 1984). "Christopher Tietze, Physician and Authority on Pregnancy". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. ^ Mehlan, K. H. (1989). "In memory of Christopher Tietze 1908-1984". Zentralblatt für Gynäkologie. 111 (2): 123–124. PMID 2646843.
  3. ^ Lincoln, R. (1984). "A gentle warrior. Christopher Tietze, 1908-1984". Family Planning Perspectives. 16 (2): 89, 98. PMID 6373361.
  4. ^ Lehfeldt, H. (1984). "In memoriam, Christopher Tietze, MD". Journal of Sex Research. 20 (3): 325. doi:10.1080/00224498409551229.
  5. ^ "PPFA Margaret Sanger Award Winners". plannedparenthood.org. 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
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