the roe v wade decision was made in january 1973. i had my abortion in 1970, and i had it in mexico city. i was 22, had a 1-1\/2 year old child, a husband with a minimum-wage job,
\nand was taking in ironing and cleaning houses to bring in extra money. we were using birth control – condoms and vaginal foam — and they failed us. my husband was developing a serious drug and alcohol problem which didn’t go “full-blown” until a year later, but the trajectory was obvious. we were not financially or emotionally ready for a second child and i was absolutely sure about my decision to have an abortion, but because of the intense social stigma, my husband and i did not tell friends or family what we were going to do.<\/p>\n
i went to my gynecologist and told him what i wanted — he was known in our community as a doctor who would sometimes perform abortions illegally. not only did he refuse, but he acted horrified to have been asked and very judgemental.<\/p>\n
at the time, there was a national “underground” network of women who helped guide women to abortion providers who were safe — and the nearest one to my southwest location was in mexico. i was put into phone contact with the doctor’s wife, who was american, who gave me all the info and directions to find my way to a mexico city hotel where i would then be picked up by people unknown to me and transported to the clinic. i was 22, had never traveled outside of the usa, and spoke very little spanish. i gave myself up entirely to people i had never met in person, who were going to perform an illegal operation on me in a foreign country. and even with the fear and trepidation i was experiencing, i did this, because i knew it was the right thing for me and my family.<\/p>\n
the procedure went smoothly and i made my way back home, where several days later i began to experience heavy vaginal bleeding. i called my gyn office and told them the truth about my scenario, but they refused to see me. luckily, the heavy bleeding stopped and all seemed well.<\/p>\n
about one year later, my husband’s addiction was totally out of control, and i wound up leaving him because i became fearful for my safety and the safety of my child.<\/p>\n
i am so thankful for the many brave women throughout the usa who were willing to risk imprisonment to guide me — and thousands of other women — to get a safe abortion. it was the springboard for my subsequent years of working and volunteering in the reproductive health care world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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