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The Abortion That Made Me a Parent
Vogue
Kerry Washington: Power, Perfection & Olivia Pope
Call Her Daddy
Dr. Austin Dennard is a Texas OB-GYN. She also had to flee the state to get an abortion. Both experiences have changed her.
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Harmonie pleaded for help as she suffered through her ectopic pregnancy in Illinois. Instead, she was denied care and lost her fertility.
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She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.
ProPublica
A Texas pregnancy center told her everything was fine. Three days later, she was in the ER
The Dallas Morning News
Doctors told her she was miscarrying, but they couldn’t help until her daughter had no heartbeat.
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Woman charged with attempted murder under Georgia abortion law
The Current
Pregnant patients in Minnesota have postponed abortion appointments to avoid ICE
The 19th
Leitaea Lowrimore went to three ERs in two states in the middle of a medical crisis. No one would treat her.
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Kishaya Holloway is an artist in Arkansas. She never questioned her decision to have an abortion, only the barriers that made it difficult to access care.
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‘There are times when abortion is…part of God’s plan’ — LDS women share their stories
The Salt Lake Tribune
A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks
The 19th
‘I almost died trying to get an abortion in Iowa’—a mother of 4 speaks out
Iowa Starting Line
ICE fears put pregnant immigrants and their babies at risk
The 19th
Theresa Van tried to grow her family in Arkansas. She was forced to carry a pregnancy that could not survive.
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