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Story No. 374: Dr. Rachel from Missouri
I was recently paged by a general ob/gyn colleague regarding a patient with a fetal demise. At her 20-week ultrasound, she was told the fetus […]
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Story No. 373: Patient from California
When I was 17, I slipped up on my birth control and found myself 13 weeks pregnant. I was not in the best place in […]
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Story No. 372: Dr. Jessica from Maryland
Roe v. Wade means that my patients can take control of their reproductive health and choose when they have their children. This means women gain […]
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Story No. 371: Patient from Texas
*Trigger warning – This story includes detailed discussion of fetal demise and mental illness.* We arrived (on my husband’s working visa) in Texas when […]
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Story No. 370: Dr. Azmina from New York
As a family physician routinely counseling reproductive age women in my practice, I often think about Roe v. Wade and what it means. Fundamentally, the […]
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Story No. 369: Patient from California
I was passionate about my technology career and in a new and stable relationship, when I discovered that I was unexpectedly pregnant. We were using […]
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Story No. 368: Provider from Washington
I recently had a patient named Arwa (name changed) who had a highly desired pregnancy with fetal anomalies facing an extremely poor prognosis. The decision […]
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Story No. 367: Patient from New York
I found out that I was pregnant with my boyfriend of six years (now fiancé). We had always been very safe, but somehow this happened. […]