Years before Roe, a doctor's arrest in Milwaukee became a flashpoint for the abortion rights movement
By Sarah Lehr and Rob Mentzer
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
On a Saturday in September 1969, a 23-year-old grad student walked into an office inside the Majestic Building in downtown Milwaukee. She had been there once before, for a consultation with Dr. Sidney Babbitz.
Babbitz was 59 years old and had mostly retired to Florida. But he was known in whisper networks as a doctor who was willing to perform illegal abortions back in Wisconsin.
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