I was surprised when my mom, a pretty conservative Lutheran, told me she supported Roe v. Wade and safe, legal abortions.
But I shouldn’t have been surprised.
Why not?
Because during the 1950s she had been a night nurse in a big urban hospital. She had seen too many girls suffering after botched illegal back-alley abortions.
James Stegenga
Everett
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