Texas woman died after an unsafe abortion years ago. Her daughter fears same thing may happen again
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Rosie Jimenez was 27 years old when she contracted a deadly infection in 1977 after an abortion. She couldn't afford a physician in South Texas and the Hyde Amendment prevented Medicaid from covering the cost of the procedure.
As thousands of people marched to the Supreme Court in support of reproductive rights earlier this month, Rosie's photo was displayed in banners and her name was repeated by crowds at vigils and rallies across Texas, Arizona, California and Oregon. In McAllen, there was a defiant mood. Activists held a rally about eight blocks from the clinic that stands across the street from city hall.
The building at the edge of the city's bustling downtown shopping district -- where Jimenez died and likely received health care more than four decades ago -- was demolished in the early 1990s to make room for the city hall.
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