Robert E. Hall (physician)

Robert Elliott Hall
Born(1924-10-27)October 27, 1924
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 6, 1995(1995-10-06) (aged 70)
New York City, U.S.
EducationHarvard University Columbia University (MD, 1947)
Occupationsobstetrician
psychiatrist
academic

Robert Elliott Hall (October 27, 1924 – October 6, 1995) was an American obstetrician, psychiatrist, academic and early advocate for the liberalization of abortion law in the United States. He founded the Association for the Study of Abortion with Alan F. Guttmacher in 1965, the first national abortion-rights organization in the country, and served as its chair. He and Guttmacher were considered the two most prominent physicians advocating for liberalization of abortion law in the US. Hall published many medical papers, as well as materials aimed at the general public, particularly relating to abortion law.

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