In 1968, Ann Hill discovered she was pregnant while a law student. With abortion illegal, she was forced to have a backstreet operation. She explains how it inspired her to become a women\u2019s rights campaigner<\/p>
When the doctor told me I was pregnant, he said most women were \u201cextremely happy\u201d with this news. I said: \u201cWell, I\u2019m not, and I would like to end this pregnancy.\u201d He told me I would have to go before a committee at the hospital to determine whether a termination was necessary to save my life, including a psychiatrist\u2019s report, and that it would take several weeks. And what would be the chance they would agree? \u201cI can\u2019t help you,\u201d he said.<\/p>
It was 1968 and I was 22, living in New Haven, Connecticut, and in my first month at Yale Law School. I knew straight away that I was not going to carry a pregnancy to term, that I was very early on in the pregnancy and that it should not be a major procedure.<\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>\n