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Actress Jennifer O'Neill on Abortion

"I had the abortion and paid for it all my life until I healed, and am now able to help other women."

—Actress Jennifer O'Neill at a Capitol Hill briefing, in which she called for laws that would inform women planning to have abortions about the emotional and physical consequences of the procedure. Ms. O'Neill is best known for the movie Summer of '42 and for serving as a spokeswoman for Cover Girl cosmetics for 30 years. She said the abortion she had in her youth led her to seek shock therapy to overcome her depression. She is now a Christian pro-life activist.

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