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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

A ‘very scary moment’ — City Council member recalls her abortion at 19

Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd) said it was very scary to have an abortion in Puerto Rico when she was 19, even with the option of legal abortion. She and other members of the Chicago City Council appeared at a City Hall news conference on Wednesday to back a proposed ordinance protecting abortion rights in Chicago. (Brian Rich/Sun-Times)

When Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd) was 19 and living in Puerto Rico, she had an abortion. She described it as a “very scary moment,” one she remembers “very vividly” — even though abortion was legal there.

“It was really hard for me as a very young person to figure out where to go or how to get money or what was the guidance that I needed. That is not something that is widely accessible,” Rodriguez Sanchez said.

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