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Story No. 279: Renee from Texas
Trigger warning: This story discusses rape and sexual violence. — I grew up in a small conservative community where sex was only for married, straight […]
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Story No. 278: Dr. Sara from Washington
A few weeks ago, I met a patient I’ll call Trisha, a 24-year-old married woman pregnant with a wanted, planned first child. 19 weeks into […]
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Story No. 277: Robin from Florida
Planned Parenthood helped me when I had no insurance and had no other options. They provided me with affordable birth control (thanks to their sliding-scale […]
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Story No. 276: Provider from Utah
I work at a Federally Qualified Health Center, and none of our funds or locations are ever used for abortion services. Some of the providers […]
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Story No. 275: Sofia from Washington
I could have died in November 2016 because my reproductive system was outraged. I felt like my reproductive organs hated me on that day. I […]
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Story No. 274: Dr. Martha from New York
I’m a family physician working in a Federally Qualified Health Center in Harlem. We regularly take walk-ins, especially for prenatal visits. This particular patient, who […]
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Story No. 273: Hannah from California
Although my parents were very concerned about their children possibly getting pregnant or having sex, they never did anything to talk to me about it. […]
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Story No. 272: Dr. Catherine from Ohio
I would like to share Tori’s story with you (named changed to protect patient). Tori and her husband planned their pregnancy carefully to come during […]