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How one Woman Broke the Silence Around Abortion in 1962

How one Woman Broke the Silence Around Abortion in 1962

"The wheels of abortion go round and round and round," says Sherri Chessen

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Nov 12, 2021
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Happy Veterans-Day-Plus-One, subscriber!

Or happy whatever-one-says-on-November-12th. On my end, I spent the day editing the Season 3 finale, foraging for mushrooms (if you don’t hear from me by next week, please phone for help), and musing on the history of Sherri Chessen.

Sherri’s public decision to have an abortion in 1962 broke “the silence that surro…

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