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Story No. 108: Patient from Florida
In college, Planned Parenthood was there for me in times of need. There were a few instances where a condom broke while having intercourse with […]
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Story No. 107: Dr. Anne from New York
I chose my residency program so I could be an abortion provider. One of my first patients was a college student, Jessica*. She dropped out […]
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Story No. 106: Lisa from Massachusetts
I was in my early twenties in Los Angeles having moved there from NYC. While I’d been home in NY for the holidays, I re-connected […]
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Story No. 105: Dr. Janet from Colorado
I walked into the ICU when I was a second-year resident to meet my new patient. Sammy* had been transferred to my care from a […]
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Story No. 104: Melissa from California
I was without health insurance for six years and relied on Planned Parenthood for pap smears, birth control, and breast cancer exams. After long struggles […]
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Story No. 103: Dr. Eva from Oregon
All I knew about my patient before I walked into the exam room to meet her was she was 18 years old and several months […]
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Story No. 102: Patient from Georgia
I have two grown children from a previous marriage that my husband has helped me raise, but he does not have any biological children. Financially, […]
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Story No. 101: Dr. Sealy from Texas
Almost every pregnant woman (with a wanted pregnancy) envisions the perfect Gerber baby from the moment the first pregnancy test comes back positive. Unfortunately, this […]