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Story No. 382: Dr. Zoey from New York
I’ll never forget seeing this bright 17-year-old in school health clinic. I’ll call her Jessica. Jessica came to me in a panic. I’d never taken […]
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Story No. 381: Patient from Colorado
We need access to reproductive health. It’s a right, not a privilege, and to treat is as such is dangerous to our idea of a […]
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Story No. 380: Dr. Erica from Illinois
**Trigger Warning – This story discusses pregnancy resulting from rape and assault** — “Mary” presented at 22 weeks for a termination of pregnancy. The […]
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Story No. 379: Karin from New York
I am 53. I had an abortion when I was in my late twenties. I was happily married, but I felt psychologically unprepared for parenthood. […]
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Story No. 378: Dr. Shandhini from Hawaii
Alex was 19 years old, working two jobs and living at home with her mother, her three siblings, and her grandparents. She was trying to […]
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Story No. 377: Patient from Virginia
My law school boyfriend and I knew better; we used condoms. Safely. Then, one dark and romantic night, walking in an open field near my […]
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Story No. 376: Dr. Nancy from Connecticut
I first met Mandy and her partner Marcus a few years ago. She was a mother of two and happy to be newly pregnant. But […]
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Story Number 375: Julie from Massachusetts
Eighteen years ago, I was pregnant with my second child. I was happily married, financially secure, and desperately wanted this child. I went for my […]