"nce upon a time, in 1968 or 69, (I was taking so many drugs I don't remember exactly), I lived in a midwest city known for wild living and leftist politics."
Given that abortion was illegal throughout the midwest, I think you should tell this Freeper that she should change the timeframe on her story. Otherwise, people might think she just made it up for effect.
Abortion was legalized in Colorado in 1967.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_States
Moreover, this woman is from an affluent family and there have always been private doctors that broke the law and performed abortions, and there were many European countries that allowed it at the time.
The honesty is important to her story.