Having realized the horrors of illegal abortions in 1969 when her best friend was forced to undergo an illegal procedure, she knew something must be done. That is why in 1991 after years of tirelessly advocating for reproductive justice, Schorr pitched the idea of a national independent fund for poor women who were unable to pay for safe and legal abortions.
Author: Sylvia Ghazarian
Sylvia Ghazarian is the executive director of WRRAP, the Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project.