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Anti-nuclear activities, leading to group which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985

ANTINUCLEAR ACTIVITIES AND NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
In 1978, Abraham, then a clinical associate in the Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, was among a group of doctors who revived Physicians for Social Responsibility, (PSR) which had been founded in 1961 by an earlier generation of doctors at the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Helen Caldicott, PSR’s first president, wrote that Abraham was among 10 people whose “initial work and inspiration” led to PSR’s revival. Abraham served several roles in PSR: as its national executive secretary; author of its Bylaws; and editor of the quarterly, PSR National Newsletter. Abraham spoke at antinuclear forums in Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Florida, and California and authored op-ed articles in newspapers and academic journals. Abraham then went on to serve as a co-author of the constitution of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, (IPPNW) according to Bernard Lown, its president. The IPPNW, for which PSR was its U.S. affiliate, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 At the time the Norwegian Nobel Committee cited IPPNW “for spreading authoritative information and by creating awareness of the catastrophic consequences of atomic warfare.” The award was presented Dec. 10 in Oslo, Norway. In a group photograph of American delegates to the awards ceremony, Abraham is in the center holding the Nobel Peace Prize medal.