The Stigma of “Late-Term Abortions” Is the Point
When Jessy was 20 years old, she needed an abortion. At the time, she was a student at UC Riverside, where she led a campus reproductive justice advocacy group—she was quite aware of what was happening to her body and familiar with what needed to be done. What she didn’t anticipate were all the barriers she herself would face, all the stumbling blocks that sprang up between her and the care she desperately required, even in a state that’s considered to be a bastion for abortion access.
A Voice for Choice
"Before, I didn't understand how people could overlook their pregnancy," she says. "It seemed ridiculous to me that you could be pregnant and have no idea; I thought all pregnancies looked the same, felt the same, and were instantly recognizable." Even so, Chalifoux had no doubt about the right course of action for herself.