Women who have undergone illegal abortions share their thoughts on Roe V. Wade being overturned

Roe V. Wade was nearing its 50th anniversary of granting the constitutional right to an abortion.

On Friday morning, the Supreme Court overturned the ruling, granting power to individual states to set their own abortion laws. You can find more information here.

We were able to speak to two women who underwent abortions before the procedure was legal in the U.S.

Eileen Stern and Becki Robinson have dedicated much of their lives to advocating for reproductive rights, including the right to have an abortion.

They both say they were not surprised by the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, like many people they saw it coming.

Stern tells me she had no intention of sharing her story. In fact she didn't bring it up for 50 years.

She fears that people are forgetting what it was like before Roe V. Wade.

"I was a 20 year old, first person in my family to go to college.. Coming from a very working class family, and my life would’ve been completely altered if I had a baby," says Stern.

The women that I spoke to can't help but to think of the upcoming generations.

They hope future generations will continue to fight for reproductive rights as adamantly as they did. Although abortion will remain legal in California, they want to remind the youth, especially, of the importance of voting and knowing what their elected officials stand for.