Blackmun's daughter relates story about her unplanned pregnancy

Seven years before her father would author a landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, Sally Blackmun found herself grappling with an unexpected pregnancy in 1966. She ultimately decided against abortion. "The fact that my father was a sitting federal judge made (an abortion's) illicit nature not only a risk to my health but a potential embarrassment to my family and Dad's career." She ended up choosing marriage. Three weeks after the wedding, she miscarried. The marriage ended after six years. Blackmun told her story at a fundraising luncheon for a political action committee that funds women candidates in Minnesota who support abortion rights. Post Bulletin