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Story No. 317: Kamila from California
I rely on my OB/GYN and my health insurance to provide me with birth control so that I can choose whether or not I want […]
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Story No. 315: Patient from Massachusetts
After college, I moved away from home and to the state of Washington. Even though I had a college degree, my first job was working […]
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Story No. 312: Dr. Bill from California
My patient, who I’ll call Lisa, is 36 years old and was so excited to find out she was pregnant for the first time. Lisa […]
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Story No. 311: Patient from Washington
When I was 18, I became pregnant after being pressured into having unprotected sex by my boyfriend. I was devastated by the news and was […]
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Story No. 309: Ellen from Virginia
I was inside a Planned Parenthood in Houston, Texas, in early 2003 when a local anti-abortion “activist” drove a van through the glass front window. […]
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Story No. 305: Patient from Oregon
Easy access to women’s health care, particularly through Planned Parenthood, has mattered to me throughout my teen and adult years. When first I became sexually […]
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Story No. 301: Patient from Massachusetts
I grew up in a suburb of Boston. I attended public school, and none of my female friends ever faced an unplanned pregnancy. This is […]
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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 […]