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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAbortion: can't forget history
http://archive.itvs.org/external/jane/release.htmlhttp://www.fwhc.org/jane.htm
"...Appalled at the exorbitant procedure fees and upon discovering that their main abortionist wasn't a licensed physician, the women of JANE learned to perform illegal abortions themselves. Eventually, the underground collective performed over 12,000 safe, affordable abortions. Word of the illegal alternative was spread through word-of-mouth, cryptic advertisements, and even by members of Chicago's police, clergy, and medical establishment..."
http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/companion.asp?compID=100&id=20
"Historically, women around the world have tried to end their unintended pregnancies whether abortion is legal or not, often jeopardizing their safety and health by self-inducing or seeking a dangerous illegal procedure. While there is very little relationship between abortion legality and abortion incidence, there is a strong correlation between abortion legality and abortion safety..."
"...Prior to Roe v. Wade, as many as 5,000 American women died annually as a direct result of unsafe abortions... Approximately 219 women die worldwide each day from an unsafe abortion"
http://www.abortionaccess.org/
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Abortion: can't forget history (Original Post)
handmade34
Jun 2012
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murielm99
(30,763 posts)1. I remember Jane.
It was very secretive. We sent a friend there once.
BlueIris
(29,135 posts)2. It's sad that so few remember this or talk about what they do remember.
This is one reason why oppression continues.
handmade34
(22,757 posts)3. pennyroyal
was a woman's friend also...
people need to be (graphically) reminded of life before Roe