Molly Ivins on the RoeVWade decision: 'For many feminists it just didn’t seem like a champagne occasion. It was a little like the end of the war — more relief than joy.' - Feb 16, 1973
Molly Ivins wrote this piece in the aftermath of the 1973 landmark ruling establishing a woman’s right to abortion. – February 16, 1973 by Molly Ivins The decision came down the day Lyndon Johnson died and the impending peace in Vietnam topped even that story. It was not what you call your slow news day, so the impact was muted. But it was not just the timing — even those who have fought for, worked for and believed most deeply in the reform of our abortion laws did not feel like celebrating.
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