Abraham S. Anderson, MD
Gynecology Associates
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"Letter to the Editor, The Virginian-Pilot", by Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham, Re: "Norfolk Doctor Helped People in Need", by Saleen Martin, published by The Virginian-Pilot, Front Page, 11 February 2019, dated 11 February 2019.
"Abraham S. Anderson, MD / 7 February 1935 - 22 January 2019", The Jamaica Gleaner, North America and UK Editions, New York, New York and London, England, Thursday, 7 March 2019, Memorial section.
"Norfolk Doctor Helped People in Need", by Saleen Martin,
The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Monday, 11 February 2019,
Front Page.
"Norfolk Doctor Helped Low-Income Communities and Women of Color", by Saleen Martin,The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Wednesday, 6 February 2019, PilotOnline.com.
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"Anderson, Abraham S. Dr.", The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia,
Friday, 25 January 2019, Obituaries, page 10.
"Norfolk Abortion Clinic Plans to Close Its Doors", by Amy Jeter,
The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Friday, 19 April 2013, PilotOnline.com (referencing the opening of Hillcrest Clinic in October 1973 following the decision of Roe v. Wade; the philosophy
of Hillcrest Clinic in providing care to women; the violence suffered by the employees of Hillcrest Clinic; the need for Hillcrest Clinic to initiate litigation against extremist anti-abortion activists;
the decision of certain physicians and members of the staff of Hillcrest Clinic to resign from their positions of employ due to the harassment which they suffered; and the forced closing of Hillcrest Clinic due to inability to meet new regulatory standards).
"Monday Breakfast Will Salute American Milestone",
by Christy Barritt,The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia,
Friday, 16 January 2009, page 3.
"U.S. Abortion Services Drop", by Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post, Sunday, 25 January 1995, WashingtonPost.com.
"Man Advocates Killing Abortion Clinic Workers", by Ken Baker, Newport News Daily Press, reprinted by The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Sunday, 15 January 1995,
Sun-Sentinel.com.
"Heroism or Terrorism?", by Ken Baker, The Daily Press,
Newport News, Virginia, Friday, 13 January 1995, DailyPress.com.
"Local Abortion Rivals Unfazed by Mass. Case", by Patti Rosenberg, The Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia, Saturday, 31 December 1994, DailyPress.com (referencing the Massachusetts trial of John C. Salvi III; the murder of Dr. David Gunn; the publication of "wanted" (or "not wanted" or "unwanted") posters for Hillcrest Clinic physicians and staff members by Operation Rescue Virginia; and the decision of certain physicians and members of the staff of Hillcrest Clinic to resign from their positions of employ due to the harassment which they suffered).
"Norfolk Community Hospital Fundraising Drive Contributors",
by Anonymous Journalist, The New Journal and Guide, Norfolk, Virginia, Wednesday, 26 October 1994, page 16 (referencing (Dr.) Bernard Anderson, the brother of Abraham S. Anderson, MD; (Dr.) Mervan Anderson, a longstanding medical and business associate of Abraham S. Anderson, MD, as well as a fellow immigrant to the
United States from Jamaica (unrelated); the Auxiliary to the Norfolk Medical Society, of which Mrs. Gloria Anderson was a member; Chesapeake General Hospital, for which Abraham S. Anderson, MD would later serve as Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Comprehensive Health Care, Ltd., founded by Abraham S. Anderson, MD; Gynecology Associates, Ltd., founded by Abraham S. Anderson, MD; Hillcrest Clinic, Ltd., for which Abraham S. Anderson, MD served as Medical Director; the Medical Staff of Norfolk Community Hospital and the Norfolk Medical Society, in both of which Abraham S. Anderson, MD was a longstanding member; and the Women's Auxiliary of Norfolk Community Hospital, of which Mrs. Gloria Anderson was a member).
"Abortion Doctor Will Resign / Reasons are Partly Personal - but He's Also Tired of Being Harassed", by Laura LaFay, The Virginian-Pilot Ledger Star, Norfolk, Virginia, Thursday, 1 September 1994,
Local section, page B1.
"Norfolk Abortion Doctor Bows to Pressure", by Anonymous
Journalist / AP, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia,
Thursday, 1 September 1994, section B3.
"Norfolk Abortion Doctor Resigns", by Anonymous Journalist,
The Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia, Friday, 2 September 1994, DailyPress.com.
"Abortion Emotions / Fear Breaks Rules", by Anonymous Journalist, The Virginian-Pilot Ledger Star, Norfolk, Virginia, Sunday,
25 July 1993, Norfolk Compass section, page 8.
"Abortion Doctor Ends Practice: Harassment efforts by fanatics cited," by Anonymous Journalist / AP, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Friday, 9 July 1993, section C2.
"Operation Rescue Target to Stop Doing Abortions", by Laura LaFay, The Virginian-Pilot Ledger Star, Norfolk, Virginia, Friday, 9 July 1993, Front section, page A1.
"Norfolk Clinic a Focal Point in Escalating the Abortion Fight /
The Harassment Has Only Made the Doctors More Determined",
by Laura LaFay, The Virginian-Pilot Ledger Star, Norfolk, Virginia,
Sunday, 4 July 1993, Front section, page A1.
"Abortion Foes Mail Posters Targeting Local Doctors", by Laura LaFay, The Virginian-Pilot Ledger Star, Norfolk, Virginia, Saturday,
12 June 1993, Local section, page D1.
"For Anti-Abortion Leader Just Punishment", by Anonymous Journalist, The Virginian-Pilot Ledger Star, Norfolk, Virginia,
Sunday, 20 December 1992, Norfolk Compass section, page 6.
"Anti-Abortion Leader Fined for Threat / He Told a Doctor
in a Letter to Stop Doing Abortions or Face Ruin", by Laura LaFay,
The Virginian-Pilot Ledger Star, Norfolk, Virginia,
Friday, 11 December 1992, Local section, page D1.
"Coastal Pharmaceutical Board Okays Expansion", by Anonymous Journalist, The New Journal and Guide, Norfolk, Virginia,
Saturday, 21 February 1976, page 3.
"Social Whirl / Norfolk Medical Auxiliary", by Undine Davis Young,
The New Journal and Guide, Norfolk, Virginia, Saturday, 29 November 1975, page 7 (referencing Mrs. Abraham Anderson).
"Norfolk Community Hospital Medical and Dental Staff",
by Anonymous Journalist, The New Journal and Guide, Norfolk, Virginia, Saturday, 10 May 1975, page 5.
"Medical Wives Cotillion Nets $6,700 For Hospital", by Anonymous Journalist, The New Journal and Guide, Norfolk, Virginia, Saturday,
30 October 1971, page B6, reprinted on Saturday, 6 November 1971, page 4 (also referencing Mrs. Gloria Anderson).
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Participation in Legal History, Abraham S. Anderson, MD
1) Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette v. American Coalition of Life Activists (ACLA), as Expert Witness
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette v. American Coalition of Life Activists (ACLA),
41 F. Supp. 2d 1130 (D. Or. 1999)
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette v. American Coalition of Life Activists (ACLA),
290 F.3d 1058 (9th Cir. 2002)
"Hit List or Free Speech?", The Intelligence Report, Southern Poverty Law Center, Spring Issue,
5 March 2002, splcenter.org.
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette v. American Coalition of Life Activists (ACLA),
Digital Media Law Project (DMLP), Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School,
2007 - 2014, dmlp.org.
Alex J. Berkman, Speech as a Weapon: Planned Parenthood v. American Coalition of Life Activists and the Need for a Reasonable Listener Standard, 29 Touro L. Rev. (Touro Law Review) 485 (2013),
published online at digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu.
Constitutional Law. Free Speech. Ninth Circuit Denies First Amendment Challenge to Civil Verdict against Anti-Abortion Activists' Intimidating Posters and Website. Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette, Inc. v. American Coalition of Life Activists, 290 F.3d 1058 (9th Cir. 2002) (En banc), Petition for Cert. Filed, 71 U. S. L. W. 3292 (U. S. Oct. 8, 2002) (No. 02-563), 116 Harv. L. Rev. 977 (Harvard Law Review) (2003),
published online at JSTOR.
2) Hillcrest Clinic, Ltd v. Spitz, Donald et al. (a total of 31 named Defendants, largely
members of Operation Rescue Virginia), Norfolk Circuit Court - Civil Division,
Norfolk, Virginia, Case Number CH90002006-00, Filed 31 December 1990,
represented by the Plaintiff (Court records now officially purged)
"Heroism or Terrorism?", by Ken Baker, The Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia,
Friday, 13 January 1995, DailyPress.com.
"Man Advocates Killing Abortion Clinic Workers", by Ken Baker, Newport News Daily Press, reprinted by The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Sunday, 15 January 1995, Sun-Sentinel.com.
"For Anti-Abortion Leader Just Punishment", by Anonymous Journalist, The Virginian-Pilot Ledger Star, Norfolk, Virginia, Sunday, 20 December 1992, Norfolk Compass section, page 6.
"Anti-Abortion Leader Fined for Threat / He Told a Doctor in a Letter to Stop Doing Abortions or Face Ruin", by Laura LaFay, The Virginian-Pilot Ledger Star, Norfolk, Virginia, Friday, 11 December 1992, Local section, page D1.