Bernard Nathanson

Bernard N. Nathanson (July 31, 1926 – February 21, 2011) was an American medical doctor. He was known as the co-founder of the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws — NARAL — later renamed National Abortion Rights Action League. 

He was also the former director of New York City's Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health, but later became an anti-abortion activist. He was the narrator for the controversial 1984 anti-abortion movie The Silent Scream. He was born in New York City.

Nathanson died on February 21, 2011 of cancer in New York City, aged 84.Vincent, Stephen (21 February 2011). "Bernard Nathanson Dead at 84" , National Catholic Register, EWTN NEWS. Retrieved 21 February 2011.

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