LeRoy Carhart

Physician

1941 –

12

Who is LeRoy Carhart?

LeRoy Harrison Carhart is an American physician from Nebraska best known for performing abortions late in pregnancy. He became famous for his participation in the Supreme Court cases Stenberg v. Carhart and Gonzales v. Carhart, both of which dealt with intact dilation and extraction, a controversial abortion procedure. He was one of the four subjects of the 2013 documentary After Tiller.

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Born
1941
Also known as
  • Dr. Leroy Carhart
  • LeRoy Harrison Carhart
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Drexel University College of Medicine
Lived in
  • Nebraska

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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