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Story No. 329: Cassandra from New York
Content note: Everyone deserves to make their own reproductive decisions, including what kind of birth control to use, without being subjected to coercion or pressure […]
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Story No. 325: Gayle from New York
Despite my attempts at practicing responsible birth control, I found myself pregnant several times more than I wanted. As the mother of three deliciously wonderful […]
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Story No. 319: Patient from New York
I don’t have an especially moving story, but I think it’s a very common one. I got my own insurance for the first time when […]
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Story No. 304: Dr. Azmina from New York
I am proud of being able to practice family medicine in a way that is honest and fulfilling. When I meet patients for the first […]
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Pregnancy centers of deception
PPNYC's Laura McQuade wrote in the New York Daily News about a New York City Council hearing on crisis pregnancy centers, in which Dr. Cynthia Calixte testified.
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Story No. 299: Patient from New York
The first time I went to a Planned Parenthood clinic, I was 21. I was on birth control pills, but I hadn’t had my period […]
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Story No. 294: Dr. Kanani from New York
I take care of young women and girls—8th and 9th graders—in the Bronx. They are white, black, Latina, Asian. They come from single parent homes […]
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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 […]