Let’s Talk Abortion is monthly series centered on abortion experiences that aims to provide points of resonance and connection, promote communal emotional well-being, and to support our efforts in normalizing abortion and highlighting the uniqueness of each individuals’ stories.
Have a story to tell? If you’re interested in participating in Let’s Talk Abortion, please reach out to info@exhaleprovoice.org.
The Stories:
Chanel’s Writing on Abortion and Judaism
Former CEO of Planned Parenthood North Carolina
My Name is Cherri Lou Schnautz
An Open Letter to My First, My Only
A Conversation with the Man Who Accompanied Me to the Clinic
The Storysharing Tour
We will be moving our abortion storytelling events to a virtual platform to make them more cost effective and accessible for more people. Please stay tuned for details coming soon.
Seattle | Pro-Voice conversations can make the difference
Virtual Event | My Faith, My Culture, My Abortion
Tell me the Truth: Motherhood and Abortion
Sacred Bodies, Sacred Stories: Abortion and Abuse
Hear me, See me: Queer communities and Abortion
Martha Cocke
I didn’t have an abortion because it was illegal. I gave it up for adoption. I had never wanted to have children. I was young and stupid.
Many years later that baby grew up and I lost all my rights to privacy because she has a right to know. She found me. And I got to know her. But I didn’t want to know her so after I answered all of her questions, I broke off all contact. Does this make me the worthless person I feel like?
Parker
Martha, decisions about pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption are complex and so difficult. You are not a worthless person, you are human and you deserve support. If you want to talk with someone nonjudgmental about your adoption experience, you can call All-Options at 1-888-493-0092 anytime.
Arthur B. Shostak
I notice no use of such words as – male, men, manhood, and/or masculinity – in the titles of forthcoming conversations across the country. As many as half of the females at an Abortion Clinic are accompanied there by a male (boyfriend, husband, Gay ally, co-worker, relative, etc., etc.) even as most of the anti-choice protestors outside are male. Unless and until the pro-choice movement pays explicit attention to ways of recruiting and holding onto male support it mistakenly foregoes a potential significant source of social, political, and personal support. Please see
http://www.menandabortion.com for related material.