Sebelius Overrules FDA Decision to Widen Access to Morning-After Pill

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6. I totally agree that this is a setback for every girl or woman in the USA.

I understand my friend's feelings, and you were able to express her POV much better than I could have. Personally, I don't see why we have to keep fighting this issue more than 30 years after WE WON! I had an illegal abortion at 18. I told my parents that I was pregnant and was told in return, "I'm not raising your bastard baby," and "We don't believe in abortions in this family." So, I laid myself down on a kitchen table in an abandoned house and hoped the guy was a doctor. I came out fine, no infection, etc., BUT when you have an illegal abortion they don't do any lab work. I found out years later (after 3 miscarriages that I went through alone because of the guilt) that I had RH negative blood. My body had built up an immunity against pregnancy. I could conceive, but I could not carry. The leading cause of death for women of childbearing age prior to 1973 was death due to complications of illegal abortion. Abortion is healthcare, and healthcare decisions belong in the hands of the patient. Excluding abortion for victims of rape and incest is just low-down, dirty, and cruel.