Abortion Stories Library
The healing is in the sharing. Both personally and politically.
Dare to bear witness. Dare to be heard. Add your voice to the chorus.
I put myself first
Despite what others may feel about my decision, it was all mine.
D.H.’s Story
‘Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?’ he tells me, clearly saying that nice girls don't get into this kind of trouble.
J.A.’s Story
When I called to make the appointment they told me there might be protesters outside. I'm really thankful there was nobody outside.
N.V.’s Story
Abortions happen on specific days at Planned Parenthood and the protesters know which days those are. Both times I entered the building they all stood outside holding up signs and yelling at me.
B.L.’s Story
The doctors leaving the area is about so much more than just abortions, or anything related to them. Women's healthcare can save lives.
N.G.’s Story
I needed intervention, and trusted my OBGYN when she helped me in this very vulnerable and grief-stricken time in my life.
L.G.’s Story
I wasn’t pregnant, nor asking for an abortion, yet because of the very restrictive laws in Idaho, I have no gynecologist.
M.C.’s Story
One of my readers wrote about a friend's agony as she searched for a lead to a back-alley abortion.
Last May
Here I sit in a fertility clinic lobby, waiting for yet another blood test, knowing very well what the risks are of living in a highly conservative state and continuing to try to have a successful pregnancy.
2020 Story
“I'd had no idea that almost all of the women in my friendship circle had abortions as young adults. They spent hours and many tears telling me about their physical, emotional, and financial experiences of abortion.”
Overturned, Episode 1
“What state IS willing to help me?”
When Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 and Idaho's total ban on abortion went into effect, our state suddenly became a dangerous place to be pregnant. About 8 percent of pregnancies result in dire complications and sometimes the necessary treatment involves an abortion to prevent further suffering or worsening of a condition.
Physician Stories
