Word: method
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Died. Dr. Hermann Knaus, 77, Austrian gynecologist and a developer of the rhythm method of birth control; of cancer of the spleen; in Graz, Austria. Knaus's discovery in the late '20s that the nonfertile periods between ovulation and menstruation may be calculated led to widespread use of the rhythm method; it is still the only form of birth control officially sanctioned by the Roman Catholic Church. A Catholic himself, Knaus vehemently opposed use of the Pill, which he called "hormonal rape of the body...
...weeks abortion is usually done by "D and C"-dilatation of the cervix and curettage (scraping) of the womb lining. For the next four weeks, most physicians consider abortion too hazardous because of the danger of causing hemorrhage or even puncturing the uterus. Beyond the 16th week, the preferred method is "saline induction," the injection of about half a pint of salt solution into the womb. New York Hospital, which has 112 beds in its women's division, is scheduling eight D and Cs a day, plus 16 salines a week. St. Luke's Medical Center, with...
...hospitals' rationale for the quotas is that otherwise some doctors would flood them with abortion cases, leaving little room for other patients. That reasoning, says Nathanson, is hypocritical; he calls it "a vicious method of virtually shutting off abortions and curtailing those doctors who have the most patients from doing what the patients need and have a legal right...
...designed vacuum-suction tube only one-quarter inch in diameter. The instrument, smaller than those in general use, was developed at a Los Angeles abortion clinic and has been used there for a year. Bergman has performed more than 300 abortions in his office since July 1 by this method with, he says, no complications. His charges range from nothing to $100, depending on ability to pay. The operation is over in minutes, and the patient is on her way home after only 21 hours...
...crash pad for the neighborhood freaks. Not a good deal happens after O'Leary's arrival, except that the gang gives a spying nark a tough time and both O'Leary and Woody stand to go to jail for a while. But they figure out a method to coast all the way: "If you go in," O'Leary says, "I'll keep you stoned the whole time, and you do the same...