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Story No. 438: Dr. Natalie from Michigan
The Affordable Care Act has given my patients access to the birth control of their choice, without having to worry about how to pay for […]
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Story No. 437: Abby from Maryland
The early days of having my period were hell: seven full days of extensive bleeding, pain so bad I passed out more than once, anemia. […]
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Story No. 436: Dr. Lauren from Washington
One of my patients has had several high-risk pregnancies. After her most recent pregnancy, she wanted an IUD. Because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), […]
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Story No. 435: Rachel from Massachusetts
In the late 1990s/early 2000s, I was among the cohort of kids exposed to abstinence-only-based education. In my middle-class DC suburb, the prominent focus was […]
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Story No. 434: Dr. Jessica from Maryland
Today, I saw a woman for a medication abortion. My nurse told me she was crying very hard. She was crying as I introduced myself […]
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Story No. 433: Patient and Physician from California
I am both a physician (a psychiatrist) and a patient, and the truth is, I’ve never had an abortion or been pregnant, I’ve never had […]
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Story No. 432: Dr. Antoinette from North Carolina
I live in a state where public insurance and many private insurance companies do not cover abortion. North Carolina is also a state that declined […]
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Story No. 431: Patient from Arizona
I recently got an IUD, and it’s been one of the best things I’ve done for myself. The doctors were amazing and educated me on […]