Benjamin Munson

Hugh Benjamin Munson (January 26, 1916 – July 27, 2003) was a physician who performed abortions in Rapid City, South Dakota, both before and after legalization.

Munson was born in Central City, South Dakota to James and Rena Gilligan Munson. He graduated from Black Hills Teachers College, attended the University of South Dakota School of Medicine, and graduated from the George Washington University School of Medicine. Munson challenged his conviction, winning in circuit court. The state appealed, and the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled against him. He appealed this decision, which was rendered moot by Roe.

Munson died at age 87 in a nursing home in Burlington, Vermont, of complications of Alzheimer's disease.

Munson was the father of one-time Rapid City mayor Jerry Munson.