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Story No. 348: Dr. Zoey from New York
One day at Planned Parenthood, a patient came in for a procedural abortion. After her procedure, she broke out in tears— relieved to finally have […]
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Story No. 347: Patient from California
The most frightened I have ever been in my life was when I realized that I most likely had an STI. I was an adult; […]
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Story No. 346: Dr. Lealah from Washington
A few weeks ago, I performed an abortion for a woman who had three previous visits at a crisis pregnancy center before she realized that […]
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Story No. 345: Kris from New York
Planned Parenthood provided me with excellent health care when I was young and had only a minimum wage job. I lived in Virginia then, and, […]
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Story No. 344: Alana from Louisiana
This summer, I received funding from the national network of Medical Students for Choice to do an externship in Mexico City. This externship consists of […]
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Story No. 343: Patient from California
My sister was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer when I was unemployed. As a precaution, I went to Planned Parenthood, where they provided me […]
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Story No. 342: Dr. Kristina from Colorado
I’m a provider of reproductive health care, but here is my own story: My own fetal DNA testing discovered trisonomy 18. This is a chromosomal […]
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Story No. 341: Tina from California
My birth control also helps mitigate migraine headaches. As a self-employed person, missing work due to the pain of a migraine means losing income. I […]