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Story No. 239: Sarah from Colorado
I have had awful cramps ever since puberty. My first period was so painful that when I got my menstrual cramps that preceded the bleeding, […]
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Story No. 225: Jessica from Michigan
I’m close to 30 years old. When I was going to college, my parents could not afford to keep me on their health care plan. […]
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Story No. 220: Rachel from Florida
I gave birth to two children in my local hospital. Both were fairly uncomplicated epidural births and about as enjoyable as a hospital birth can […]
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Story No. 219: Dr. Anne from New York
Christine came to see me for an IUD. She is 40 and had been pregnant recently. She and her husband have two children, and they […]
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Story No. 204: Provider from Illinois
Being an abortion provider in Chicago, we have women come to us from adjacent states because they are unable to access care in their home […]
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Story No. 200: Dr. Crystal from California
When Joann was 27 years old and diagnosed with a blood clot in her lung, her insurance paid her emergency room bill. Her expensive blood […]
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Story No. 194: Provider from California
Practicing in California, it’s rare that I see a patient whose abortion is not funded. Whether it’s private insurance, Medi-Cal, or Family PACT (Planning, Access, […]
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Story No. 191: Leah from Minnesota
Immediately following the birth of my second child, I developed peripartum cardiomyopathy (congestive heart failure related to pregnancy). I required intubation and care in the […]