Submitted by: Judy Mills I just found out I’m 5 weeks pregnant, and scheduled for a surgical abortion this Wednesday.In a panic I told my mom who highly disagreed. I’m 29 and she’s ready to be a grandmother but I’m not ready to be a mother. This was the first time in...
Submitted by: Mallory Just over a month ago I had a one-night-stand with a friend I've known for a couple of years. We didn't know each other extremely well, but we've always been friendly. I wanted to continue hanging out with him, but he said he wasn’t ready for a...
Submitted by: Constance I’m 27 years old and contemplating abortion. I was just recently engaged back in Dec 2018 to a man that I've been with for almost 3 years now. I love him so much, I cannot imagine life without him. Before we were engaged, we had talked about...
Submitted By: Birdie I don’t regret, and do regret having my abortion. I have all the practical reasons -- my spouse and I don’t make enough money and neither of us have healthcare. I hadn’t even started my career yet, was and am still staying to find a decent job...
Submitted By: Anonymous I am 21 and pregnant for the first time. I am conflicted with getting the abortion because it's my child -- someone that is coming from me. I would love to have a child in the future, but I feel like right now is not the right time. I am in the...
Submitted By: Alicia I'm writing this now, because I'm taking a class in OB and so much is going on right now in the news about abortion. I had my abortion just over two years ago, at 27 years old. I know we all process it differently, but I'm still processing mine...
Submitted by: Willie Parker I am privileged to provide abortion care for those who need it. There is nothing heroic about it. It is my effort to live into the equality that we are all born into. I simply want for others what I want for myself. I see my work as...
Submitted by: Ashley In January 2011 my boyfriend and I became “official”. It was a bit awkward for our families because my blood uncle is married to his blood aunt. We snuck around for a while and in that time had unprotected sex. I was on birth control pills, but...
Submitted by: Anonymous I'm 22 years old and most my life I have been pretty careful. I took birth control pills since the age of 17. I ran out and needed a new prescription, but I was waiting to start my new job to pay for it. When November arrives around and I...