**Trigger warning** This story discusses sexual assault

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A 14-year-old patient was brought to my clinic by her mother, after being sexually assaulted by a male family member. I performed her first trimester abortion without complications. When I left work that day, I’ll never forget the feeling I had. I realized that because of that abortion, this young girl was going to be able to start high school in the fall as a freshman. I am happy I was able to make that happen for her.