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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. 306: Dr. Jenny from Washington
As a family physician at a federally qualified health center, I take care of multigenerational families, the majority of whom live well below the poverty […]
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Story No. 298: Dr. Lauren from Washington
A patient was sent to me by another doctor because she wanted an abortion as soon as possible; it was very important to her to […]
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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. 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. 258: Provider from Washington
My sister in law recently had an abortion, and gave me permission to share her story with you. As a physician, I was extremely surprised […]
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Story No. 255: Patient from Washington
I am middle-aged now, but look back thankfully at the kind women at Planned Parenthood who helped with my yearly health exams while I was […]
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Story No. 242: Dr. Anuj from Washington
I recently had a 27 year old patient, who I’ll call Jill. Jill suffered a stroke in June 2016 after having a pulmonary embolism, and […]