Stories Archive

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November 14, 2017

The first time I went to a Planned Parenthood clinic, I was 21. I was on birth control pills, but I hadn’t had my period […]

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November 13, 2017

A patient was sent to me by another doctor because she wanted an abortion as soon as possible; it was very important to her to […]

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November 12, 2017

"I am grateful to the Affordable Care Act."

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November 11, 2017

My patient, who I’ll call Alisha, was referred to me by one of our doctors who works with high-risk patients. She had a heart condition […]

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November 10, 2017

When I was in my early twenties, I worked beside a 400-degree oven for eight hours at a time. I also was not on birth […]

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November 9, 2017

I take care of young women and girls—8th and 9th graders—in the Bronx. They are white, black, Latina, Asian. They come from single parent homes […]

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November 8, 2017

I couldn’t access my birth control pills when I was in the observation unit of a local hospital. This caused me to become pregnant, which […]

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November 7, 2017

I provide reproductive health care to low-income women in an urban setting. The families that I work with thrive on being listened to and offered […]