Rosie Jimenez

At the time, she was a student who would have earned a teaching credential in six months, as well as the single mother of a four-year-old daughter.

The typical cost of an abortion in McAllen at the time was $230 without insurance, which many people could not afford.

On Aug. 4, the Federal Government had stopped paying for abortions for the poor unless the life of the mother is endangered.

"[5] A 1995 compilation album issued by 550 Music/Epic Records called Spirit of '73: Rock For Choice was put together by the activist group Feminist Majority, and the liner notes state that the proceeds of the album went to supporting the Becky Bell/Rosie Jimenez Campaign "to lift consent laws and federal funding restrictions that are forcing young women to turn to back-alley abortions".

[citation needed] Since 1995, the Abortion Access Project has organized Rosie Jimenez Day every October 3, as well as sponsored speak-outs and other events every year that month to remember her.