Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bernard Nathanson

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was keep (I added a {{cleanup}} tag to it as well). Robert ^{T | @ | C} 02:24, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Bernard Nathanson

Article has no references whatsoever to support its claims is highly POV and of a contentious nature; I see no reason for it to be kept. Bumm13 05:49, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

• Keep and improve. Dr. Bernard Nathanson is a prominent figure in the U.S. abortion policy debate. He co-founded the National Abortion Rights Action League, then had a change of heart and created several books and films for the other side. NARAL remains a leading pro-choice advocate while his anti-abortion film The Silent Scream got widespread attention in the 1980s. Like him or not, he is noteworthy. Durova 06:27, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
  • I can't see merging him anywhere and maintaining NPOV. He's been prominent on both sides of the issue. Durova 07:39, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
• Merge into NARAL, which is what he's notable for. -- Kjkolb 07:02, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and improve. Merging with NARAL might be okay but he may be notable enough on his own. Swegner 07:11, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, cleanup, verify and expand. After helping to found NARAL, he moved to the anti-abortion side of the debate by writing books and producing the well-known Silent Scream video. "Bernard Nathanson" gets 45,400 Google hits see [1] while a merge with NARAL would be inappropriate given that he is better known these days as a staunch opponent of abortion. His quote about a "silent scream" in the New York Times made a Book of Quotations published in 1988 see [2]. Capitalistroadster 08:27, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep on the grounds that users might legitimately want to seek this, and that the article needs scope to improve. A1kmm 10:01, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
• Cleanup. Deserves an article, but this one is not it. - Andre Engels 14:52, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep with obvious cleanup. Figure is a notable example of America's quixotic abortion wars. Dottore So 23:56, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
• Cleanup. I think this is very relevant information, but the article in which it is presented requires an overhaul.
• Keep He is a noteworthy guy and several pages link to this one. Although I'd agree with cleanup, better sourcing, and assuring balance.--T. Anthony 05:48, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.