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Pregnant at 12 after sexual assault, Hadley Duvall is fighting to make sure her fellow survivors have options

Abortion in America

Pregnant at 12 after sexual assault, Hadley Duvall is fighting to make sure her fellow survivors have options

Synopsis

Hadley Duvall was 12 years old and living in Owensboro, Kentucky when she got pregnant after years of being raped by her stepfather. 

She ended up miscarrying alone in her bathroom, too afraid to wake her sleeping mother or seek help before having to go back to middle school. A decade later, after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Hadley’s first thought was for her fellow survivors. In Hadley’s words: “In that moment, I knew I had options. And when Roe was overturned, so many younger girls lost those options.”

Hadley spoke with Abortion in America in Austin, Texas to bring greater attention and awareness to the experiences of people living in states with abortion bans.

Story By
Grace Haley, Abortion in America
I remember going to school and looking around wondering if anybody else was pregnant.
HADLEY DUVALL