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Story No. 507: Sharon from New York
In 1982, I was 32 weeks pregnant with my second child, after one C-section. The estimated fetal weight was high—four pounds, eight ounces. My gynecologist […]
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Story No. 506: Dr. Bill from California
Mary (a pseudonym) was a 23-year-old who was newly pregnant for the first time. The pregnancy was unexpected, but welcomed. I initially met her on […]
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Story No. 505: Jen from North Carolina
One day I went to the doctor for an STI check. He looked down his nose at me and asked why I needed one. I […]
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Story No. 504: Dr. Jenny from Washington
Recently, I had a patient who had moved to the area with her husband and four kids to escape difficult living conditions. They were genuinely […]
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Story No. 503: Vanessa from California
I started the D&E process on March 5, 2018. If you’ve been here yourself, you’ll be able to guess the main details of my story. […]
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Story No. 502: Rebecca from California
I care about access to: comprehensive sexual education, preventive sexual health care, and birth control …because I (did/did not) have access to this care when […]
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Story No. 501: Provider from California
Content warning: this story describes and quotes incidents of sexual harassment. I am a medical professional and also a mother of two. I became […]
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Story No. 500: Dr. Danielle from South Carolina
To honor the selection of the 500th Voices of Courage story, Physicians for Reproductive Health held a story competition for stories that inspire, break down stigma, […]