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mopinko

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7. you are a little older than i, but

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Tue May 9, 2017, 11:43 AM

May 2017

it was still pretty much the same in my era.
they were legal in wis at the time, so there was a bus every saturday that took girls up to wis, and brought them back the same day. hopefully you didnt need any after care.
one friend was bleeding heavily after she got back, and had no real choice but to ride it out. thankfully it stopped after a week. a week.

there was also an ob-gyn who would do them, but he was a couple hundred bucks more expensive than the bus ride.

and then there was jane.

yeah, no, not goin back.

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Reproductive Choice in the early 1960s - A Cautionary Tale [View all] MineralMan May 2017 OP

Thank you for this post. athena May 2017 #1

I know, and it's getting worse every year. MineralMan May 2017 #2

As long as people having sex, there will be abortions. world wide wally May 2017 #3

I grew up in that same era. Arkansas Granny May 2017 #4

I didn't mention non-medical abortions. MineralMan May 2017 #6

K&R smirkymonkey May 2017 #5

you are a little older than i, but mopinko May 2017 #7

thank you for this very thoughtful post. niyad May 2017 #8

You're more than welcome. MineralMan May 2017 #11

I am just a couple of years younger than you, and I remember those days well. I remember niyad May 2017 #13

I was brought up to be responsible for my actions. MineralMan May 2017 #14

clearly, you were a very thoughtful and aware young man. there are many who are not. niyad May 2017 #15

Exactly, which is why access to contraception, abortion MineralMan May 2017 #16

it is all about, always, keeping control of females, keeping them second class, without niyad May 2017 #18

It is, isn't it? MineralMan May 2017 #19

Appreciate your attention to this MOST IMPORTANT topic. hamsterjill May 2017 #9

Exactly. We must safeguard every generation from being MineralMan May 2017 #17

It's so much more than abortion. It's contraception. It's locking women back into the home. no_hypocrisy May 2017 #10

Exactly. The religious right wants to simply suppress the MineralMan May 2017 #12

"if we don't teach our teenagers about sex, they won't do it" --beverly lehaye (concerned women niyad May 2017 #20

What a ridiculous thing to say! No wonder they laughed. MineralMan May 2017 #21

They want to send women back further than that... CousinIT May 2017 #22

Same exact high school years as mine. maddiemom May 2017 #23

"The Pill" Loretta Lynn's banned song countryjake May 2017 #24

It did change women's lives, for sure. MineralMan May 2017 #25