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27. Husband's Aunt had a "Therapeutic Abortion" in NYC

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 02:09 PM

Jun 2016

in the 1950's in a hospital performed by her OB/GYN who delivered her then grown up daughters.

She and her husband were not wealthy by any means, but perhaps she did not fit the profile to raise any suspicions? Married woman in her late 40's with two grown children. This was the then so called "change of life" pregnancy. She thought menopause was finished and stopped using birth control.

Her doctor wrote that she had heart problems (didn't) and that pregnancy would put her life in danger. They still had to pay her doctor a huge amount of money, but she told me herself that they would have sold their home to pay for an abortion if that is what it took. She and her husband did not want more children at their ages when they were Grandparents already. Her husband in his 50's had cancer and only lived about 5 years afterwards.

Hubby's Aunt didn't fit the profile of women having an abortion back then, and in some people's minds, would not either in 2016.

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History of Abortion in the U.S. [View all] niyad Jun 2016 OP

Having read Roe v Wade for a college course, it was quite interesting what it was about uppityperson Jun 2016 #1

indeed niyad Jun 2016 #2

I always thought there was some of that in the argument... Wounded Bear Jun 2016 #19

Even wealthy women couldn't always obtain safe procedures REP Jun 2016 #24

Marking for later read. History of abortion. underpants Jun 2016 #3

read the american med assoc one as well. niyad Jun 2016 #4

K&R Solly Mack Jun 2016 #5

Thank you for sharing this. So important. lapislzi Jun 2016 #6

blushing here, and thank you. right back to you!! niyad Jun 2016 #9

K&R for history, and the truth that it's all about control. Brickbat Jun 2016 #7

A few months ago... Orrex Jun 2016 #8

thank you for linking to that piece. niyad Jun 2016 #10

Pound for pound it was the best pro-choice argument I've ever heard (nt) Orrex Jun 2016 #11

I love katha pollitt niyad Jun 2016 #12

Good overview, especially the later attempts to weaken abortion rights, but it leaves out any FailureToCommunicate Jun 2016 #13

thank you for that additional, and valuable, information. niyad Jun 2016 #14

De nada FailureToCommunicate Jun 2016 #17

the history of abortion in this country is most interesting. niyad Jun 2016 #18

Just downloaded this the other day, kiva Jun 2016 #15

thank you so much. apparently, it is pissing off the woman-hating gestational slavers, so niyad Jun 2016 #16

K&R! The first edition of that book was given to all female freshmen at my college. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #20

The connection between banning abortion and eugenics is one of those dirty little secrets... Odin2005 Jun 2016 #21

well, it never occurs to the anti-intelligentsia that some of us actually know how to read, niyad Jun 2016 #22

. . . . niyad Jun 2016 #23

This ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #25

I hope so, as well. niyad Jun 2016 #26

Husband's Aunt had a "Therapeutic Abortion" in NYC HockeyMom Jun 2016 #27

I am glad that she was able to get one, though. niyad Jun 2016 #28

Interesting topic - a theory was floated about missing socialite Dorothy Arnold, closeupready Jun 2016 #29

In 1880, abortions were septic and a lot of women were dying Warpy Jun 2016 #30

oh, they understand. but women have to be kept under control. niyad Jun 2016 #31