Washington D.C., May 6, 2004 / 22:00 pm
Sen. John Kerry’s second wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, nearly had an abortion 30 years ago on a doctor's recommendation, but says she was spared from making the decision and following through on it because she had a miscarriage.
The 65-year-old Heinz Kerry recounts this story in an interview with Barbara Walters, which will be broadcast this evening on "20/20" on ABC.
During her fourth pregnancy in her first marriage, Heinz Kerry said she had been taking heavy cortisone medication and did not realize she was pregnant.
According to Heinz Kerry, the doctor, upon hearing she was pregnant and taking cortisone, said: “Well then if you're pregnant, you have to abort that baby.”