Stories from women who chose to end a pregnancy (Part 3)

“I sincerely hope everybody will have the options that I had,” said Linda Buczyna.

By Isabelle Earl
Abortion stories Jackson clinic escort
Clinic escort Kim Gibson stands outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic in Jackson, Miss., calling out to incoming patients that the clinic is still open, moments after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade was issued, Friday, June 24, 2022. The clinic is the only facility that performs abortions in the Mississippi. Rogelio V. Solis / Associated Press
Abortion stories Jackson clinic escort
Clinic escort Kim Gibson stands outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic in Jackson, Miss., calling out to incoming patients that the clinic is still open, moments after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade was issued, Friday, June 24, 2022. The clinic is the only facility that performs abortions in the Mississippi. Rogelio V. Solis / Associated Press

Stories from women who chose to end a pregnancy (Part 3)

“I sincerely hope everybody will have the options that I had,” said Linda Buczyna.

By Isabelle Earl
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Before Roe v. Wade went into effect in 1973, abortion was illegal in the U.S. And so, people seeking the procedure were forced to receive care outside of the healthcare system and in the shadows.

Reset hears from a Chicagoan who had an illegal abortion.

GUEST: Linda Buczyna, Chicagoan who had an abortion in the 1960s