| − | '''H. Benjamin Munson''' (ca. 1916 - July 27, 2003) was a [[physician]] who performed [[abortion]]s in [[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]], [[South Dakota]], both before and after legalization.<ref name="journal">[http://web.archive.org/web/20041214194735/http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/07/30/news/local/news02.txt "Dr. Ben Munson dies at 87 in Vt.", ''Rapid City Journal'', July 29, 2003]</ref> | + | '''H. Benjamin Munson''' (ca. 1916 - July 27, 2003) was a [[physician]] who performed [[abortion]]s in [[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]], [[South Dakota]], both before and after legalization.<ref name="journal">[https://web.archive.org/web/20041214194735/http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/07/30/news/local/news02.txt "Dr. Ben Munson dies at 87 in Vt.", ''Rapid City Journal'', July 29, 2003]</ref> |
| | Munson's practice was illegal prior to the ''[[Roe vs. Wade]]'' [[U.S. Supreme Court]] decision in 1973. Until his retirement in 1986, he was the only physician in South Dakota to perform abortions.<ref name="journal"/> | | Munson's practice was illegal prior to the ''[[Roe vs. Wade]]'' [[U.S. Supreme Court]] decision in 1973. Until his retirement in 1986, he was the only physician in South Dakota to perform abortions.<ref name="journal"/> |