Letter: Thank you, Wendy Simmons

I just read Wendy Simmons eloquent story and feel moved to respond. First, thank you, Wendy, for your courage in sharing your experience. Second, my deepest sympathy for both the loss of your pregnancy and the horror of not receiving essential, life-saving, medical care. Your writing is powerful and important. It shows the personal impact of what can seem like an impersonal political decision. Thank you for sharing your personal loss and traumatic experience for the benefit of your community, your state, and your country. The rights of women to have full access to health care should not be a political pawn.