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Story No. 283: Dana from North Carolina
I feel like I have a thousand stories of how I’ve used reproductive health care. Because I was born with female genitalia, it’s been part […]
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Story No. 282: Dr. Jennifer from California
My patient, who I’ll call Raquel, is age 23 and mother to a seven-year-old son. She had never been able to afford long-acting, effective contraception. […]
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Story No. 281: Catie from Utah
Before the Affordable Care Act, I was uninsured. Having Planned Parenthood down the street was a lifesaver. I had a place I could go to […]
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Story No. 280: Dr. Kathleen from New York
As an obstetrician/gynecologist, I have had many patients like Jennifer (name changed), a 22-year-old Catholic mother of one. She decided to postpone expanding her family […]
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Story No. 279: Renee from Texas
Trigger warning: This story discusses rape and sexual violence. — I grew up in a small conservative community where sex was only for married, straight […]
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Story No. 278: Dr. Sara from Washington
A few weeks ago, I met a patient I’ll call Trisha, a 24-year-old married woman pregnant with a wanted, planned first child. 19 weeks into […]
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Story No. 277: Robin from Florida
Planned Parenthood helped me when I had no insurance and had no other options. They provided me with affordable birth control (thanks to their sliding-scale […]
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Story No. 276: Provider from Utah
I work at a Federally Qualified Health Center, and none of our funds or locations are ever used for abortion services. Some of the providers […]