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“German Measles and Pregnancy,” Bob Liang, Life, June 4, 1965

From the pages of LIFE, © 1965 Time Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted from LIFE and published with permission of Time, Inc. LIFE. LIFE logo are registered trademarks of Time Inc. Photograph courtesy of Co Rentmeester.

Life, a popular magazine, discussed a woman’s decision to have an abortion after a rubella diagnosis as a responsible, if difficult, choice that a family might make.

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