i had an at acic. it did not totally take -- i had an anesthetics. .t was humiliating because i knew i was doing something illegal. >> before the 1973 supreme court decision roe v. wade, abortions were prohibited in 33 states and only allowed in special circumstances in 13 13 others, but women in those states still have abortions. some through unsafe back alley procedures. others tried to induce abortions themselves. >> we had almost no options. you would either put yourself at risk by self inflicted of an abortion, using knitting needles, anything that could stop -- pills. there was no other option. >> billie has been working on reproductive rights since 1971. at the time, women would also travel to termate their pregnancies, abroad or to new york where abortions were legalized in 1970. but that kind of travel was impossible for many women she counseled in florida. >> a black woman came and we started giving her this information and she said, i do not have any money to go to new york. i don't know anybody there. a month or two later, she died. from a