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Story No. 358: Dr. Jennifer from California
A very close friend of mine announced that she was pregnant. We were so excited to hear that the first of my friends was pregnant! […]
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Story No. 357: Patient from New York
In 2003, when I was 44, married, and the mother of three boys aged 17, 13, and 10, I became pregnant. It was unplanned. My […]
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Story No. 356: Dr. Kristina from Colorado
Last week, we saw a patient who was 18 weeks pregnant. She traveled from a South American country, where abortion is totally banned, even in […]
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Story No. 355: Danielle from California
My mother had an autoimmune disease. When I was eight, she became pregnant. She was told she would risk her life if she carried the […]
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Story No. 353: Patient from Colorado
In my early twenties, I left my teaching job to go to graduate school. My husband is self-employed, so without my employer-sponsored health insurance, we […]
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Story No. 351: Christine from California
"One person’s story is never the same as another’s."
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Story No. 350: Provider from California
A few weeks ago, a young woman sat on the edge of the table when I walked into the exam room. She was new to […]
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Story No. 349: Patient from Virginia
Already a mother of two young children, I was expecting my third child. I was over 35 and qualified for all the prenatal testing. Until […]