“What then? I keep this baby and I lose my life? And I can’t be there for my other two sons? One of the last women to get a legal abortion in Arizona spoke to CNN about her decision and her anger at politicians getting involved.
Her feet dangle off the exam table, anxiously swinging back and forth. The doctor will arrive soon for the ultrasound. The woman will see the first image of the baby growing inside of her – one she will never hold. The ultrasound doesn’t take long, and the image is unmistakable. “You can see the head and the little nose,” says the woman, pointing at the ultrasound picture. She asks the doctor if she can keep the image.
But the overwhelming thought was the moment the last time when faced with the paperwork about whose life takes precedence in an emergency. “What then? I keep this baby and I lose my life? And I can’t be there for my other two sons?” she recalls thinking. She called Planned Parenthood in Tucson, but it was closed.
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