Tag: abortion law

A Christmas Abortion

By Gillian Frank December 15, 2015 Post-1945 United States 1 comment

Gillian Frank On Christmas Eve 1955, Jacqueline Smith died from an illegal abortion at her boyfriend Thomas G. Daniel’s apartment. Jacqueline Smith was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in 1935. A quiet, driven and talented artist, she graduated from high school in 1953 and moved to New York City where she […]

“The State Does Not Belong in the Uterus of the Nation”

By Shannon Stettner May 19, 2015 Medicine and Sexuality 0 comments

Shannon Stettner On Saturday, May 9, 1970, following a rally on Canada’s Parliament Hill, between 150 and 300 protesters marched to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s residence. The group carried signs that read “The State Does Not Belong in the Uterus of the Nation” and “We Are Furious Females,” and […]