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A Look at Women’s Rights in 1965

The recent finale of AMC’s Mad Men prompted Lisa Pearlstein to take an in-depth look at what life was really like for a woman who sought abortion care in the 1960’s. Her curiosity led her to a 45-year-old CBS Reports documentary entitled "Abortion and the Law," hosted by Walter Cronkite.  The documentary focused on social conditions in 1965 when abortion was illegal in all fifty states. Cronkite did not stigmatize abortion, but looked at laws prohibiting abortion with a critical eye. Click here to read more.
 
 



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