Letters to the Army of Three (detail image)

Letters to The Army of Three (Final in Dada Potery)

The letter on the quilt:
Received eight months Mexico only countries and take care. Mexican doctor possible return address willing enclosed. Santa Monica him physician cause trouble mentioned too much. Discuss envelope for put your child. Very quickly can help me said package. Mentally on the envelope that abortions. But I recently have devoted Catholic responsibilities. Jungle training married return from of those I am afraid. Abortion concluded just to person required. I will be, thank you, self-supporting problem. Feasible make the trip at this time. Doctors the names send California. Understood my girl only. It may abortions give forbidding that my husband, responsibilities. Even that reverend estimate with in Mexico. Only answer, have to California active duty. Daughter obtaining as unable. Called however, speaking nine weeks outside a list address. Has detail name according to conditions. A few bad way up trouble. Only answer so much of.

The original letters:
March 6, 1968
Fresno, CA
When I called about an abortion, the girl I spoke with said you only had a list of doctors outside of this country. When I in inquired about any in California, she asked if I was willing to take the legal responsibilities. If that is the problem, yes I would. Prior to speaking with her, however, I understood that the main problem of obtaining the names of any California doctors was a law forbidding a list of that sort through the mail. If there is any way of getting a doctor closer than Mexico, the only countries of those mentioned to me, if that is at all feasible, I will be willing to accept the legal responsible and come up to San Francisco so you won’t have to send anything through the mail. I am nine weeks along, according to my doctor, and need to take care of this very quickly. Could you also give me an estimate of cost? If you prefer and you can help me contact a physician in California, you can call me person to person collect. If you can still only give me the name of a Mexican doctor, please use the enclosed envelope as soon as possible. Thank you very much.

May 21, 1968
Los Angeles, CA
My daughter is mentally ill and is unable to the care of a child. Please send a list of doctors who do wanted and take care of abortions. Thank You.

May 21, 1968
Los Angeles, CA
I received your name and address from my reverend in Sana Monica. I have seen him recently to discuss my problem in detail, and have concluded that an abortion is the only answer, right now. I am married but my husband has just been called for jungle training in Korea for a period of active duty for eighteen months. I will be self-supporting, so a child will cause too much trouble at this time. I want to be sure this is a pretty hygienic group of doctors. I have heard so much about the terrible conditions in Mexico. But I feel even that I have heard a few bad things, this is the only answer. I wish you rush this to me before June 4th because my husband will be leaving before then. I will also like to know if any of these doctors will do this on Sunday, because I work all week and it would be the only other day besides Saturday that I can make the trip down there. Mail the package to my office but do not put your return address on the envelope. For my employer is a devoted Catholic and I am afraid it may cause trouble.