[nyconse]

Ok, I can see why he did this. Reagan was very compassionate. He wanted to help victims of rape and incest. Of course if I know doctors, they immediately used this law to perform abortion using the "mental" paragraph: a woman who couldn't get an abortion would be destroyed emotionally. Sad-abortion caused anguish-at least for the people I know that have had one.

[rolling_stone]

I lived in California in 1967 and yes liberal hospitals/doctors "took advantage" of the law. I am aware of several young women who "rumor had it" did just that...Of course people with money had the advantage of contacts and influence where those of less means did not...