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Story No. 259: Patient from Massachusetts
I was seventeen, in love with a sexy guy in my grade who I’d known for years. He treated me well and we had a […]
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Story No. 258: Provider from Washington
My sister in law recently had an abortion, and gave me permission to share her story with you. As a physician, I was extremely surprised […]
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Story No. 257: Peg from Colorado
I’d like to tell a story with two parts. The first is from when I was in my twenties. Like many women in college, I […]
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Story No. 256: Provider from California
I distinctly remember counseling a patient at a local family planning clinic. She was a 22-year-old; she had just taken a home pregnancy test and […]
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Story No. 255: Patient from Washington
I am middle-aged now, but look back thankfully at the kind women at Planned Parenthood who helped with my yearly health exams while I was […]
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Story No. 254: Provider from California
Beatriz was fifteen years old when I met her. She explained that she had heard about the contraceptive implant from her girls’ support group, and […]
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Story No. 253: Patient from California
When I was nearly nineteen years old, I accidentally got pregnant with my long-term boyfriend. Despite being in love and committed to each other, we […]
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Story No. 252: Provider from Arizona
Nizhoni was a young Navajo woman I met several years ago when she was 14 or 15 years old. She was a star student in […]