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Story No. 214: Provider from Texas
I’ll never forget “Mary,” a sweet, nonverbal 14-year-old with significant physical, mental, and verbal delays and a mental and emotional age of roughly two years. […]
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Story No. 213: Patient from New Mexico
Birth control has many uses, and because I was raised in a conservative community with abstinence-only sex education, there was a huge stigma against using […]
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Story No. 212: Katie from California
Wrong time. Wrong partner. Wrong life path. I am so grateful for the support of Planned Parenthood and that abortion was an option for me. […]
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Story No. 211: Lauren from Massachusetts
When I was 18, I had sex for the first time. The circumstances around the event were problematic, and I didn’t feel comfortable, nor did […]
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Story No. 210: Provider from New York
Tyra walked in and was similar to many of the other patients that I see. She was young, Black, hailing from a poor neighborhood in […]
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Story No. 209: Carrie from New Jersey
I am a lucky person when it comes to health care, including reproductive health. I have never wanted children and have taken action throughout my […]
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Story No. 208: Dr. Angeline from California
I met a girl, whom I’ll call Jackie, while doing research in a juvenile hall. She was 17 years old, and had been in juvenile […]
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Story No. 207: Patient from Florida
TRIGGER WARNING: This story discusses sexual assault and rape. — When I was 18 years old, I was raped. I am not even sure how […]