Mrs. Finkbine’s Baby Aborted in Sweden
Aug. 18, 1962 - Mrs. Sherri Finkbine of Phoenix, Ariz., who received permission in Sweden yesterday for a legal abortion, was operated...
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Aug 17, 2022
Mrs. Finkbine Is Permitted an Abortion in Sweden
Aug. 17, 1962 - Mrs. Sherri Finkbine of Phoenix, Ariz., won permission today in Stockholm, Sweden, for a legal abortion. The three-member...
Aug 7, 2022
Mrs. Finkbine Visits Swedish Doctor, Will Apply for Abortion
Aug. 7, 1962 - Mrs. Sherri Finkbine (pictured arriving in Sweden with her husband Robert on Sunday) made her first visit to a Swedish...
Aug 4, 2022
Sherri Chessen News Conference at L.A. International Airport
Aug. 4, 1962 - Mrs. Sherri Chessen and her husband Bob gave a news conference today at L.A. International Airport. Mrs. Chessen, who took...
Aug 4, 2022
Mrs. Finkbine Seeks Abortion in Sweden
Aug. 4, 1962 - Mrs. Sherri Finkbine took off today for Sweden from Los Angeles. There, she hopes, physicians will end the pregnancy she...
Jul 31, 2022
Arizona Television Host Who Took Thalidomide Seeks Abortion
July 31, 1962 - Mrs. Sherri Finkbine (pictured), host of the Arizona edition of the nationally syndicated television show “Romper Room,”...
Jul 24, 2022
Thalidomide Controversy in Phoenix
July 24, 1962 - Controversy raged in Phoenix today over a proposed abortion for Sherri Finkbine (pictured), a young Phoenix mother and...
Apr 26, 2022
Ten CBS Affiliates Refuse to Carry Abortion-Themed Episode of "The Defenders"
Apr. 26, 1962 - CBS, which will televise a drama about abortion tomorrow night, announced today that 10 of its affiliated stations had...
Apr 19, 2022
CBS Obtains Sponsorship for "Defenders" Episode about Abortion
Apr. 19, 1962 - CBS, which lost three sponsors because of a scheduled television drama about an abortionist (Robert F. Simon, pictured),...
Apr 8, 2022
Three Sponsors of "The Defenders" Withdraw Sponsorship of Abortion Episode
Apr. 8, 1962 - All three advertisers who regularly sponsor the CBS-TV legal drama “The Defenders” have withdrawn sponsorship of an...
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