How an Abortion in 1910 Changed the World

Stories like that of Vera Connolly show how abortions change lives for the better

Vera Connolly. Printed with permission, Rare Book and Manuscripts Library, Columbia University.

We are now living in the nightmare. Legislation virtually outlawing abortion has passed in several states, setting up a reconsideration of Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court. In response, thousands of women have traded their privacy for advocacy under the…