‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Went Too Easy on Fake Pregnancy Clinics
Maleeha, 27, is an abortion storyteller with We Testify and the community organizer at Texas Equal Access Fund, an abortion fund serving the northern region of Texas. Years ago, when she found out she was pregnant, she knew she needed a medication abortion and wanted to confirm her length of pregnancy in a way that protected her privacy while using her father’s insurance. Her cousin shared a list of low-cost clinics she found through a Google search, and one—unbeknownst to them—was a Dallas-based crisis pregnancy center, White Rose Women’s Center
Why Biden Needs to Go Big on Abortion
And one of the easiest ways Biden could go big on abortion is to talk about it openly and often, said Renee Bracey Sherman, founder and executive director of We Testify, an organization that fights stigma around abortion by sharing the stories of real people who have them. She said that if Biden really considers himself pro-choice, he needs to tell the American people a clear story about abortion and why expanding access to it matters.
Teen Parents Need Access and Support, Not Shame and Scorn
HK Gray was 15 when she found out she was pregnant with her first child. At the time, her father was homeless, and her mother was incarcerated. “I was ecstatic at the thought of having a family again,” she said.
This Is The Perfect Reason To Have An Abortion
There’s a good chance that you support abortion rights if you clicked on this story. You may already suspect that the title of the article is purposely attention-getting and even mildly tongue-in-cheek. You understand that there is no perfect reason to have an abortion; or, rather, that every reason is the perfect reason — as long as the person making the choice was able to decide for themselves, and follow through on that decision without unwanted interference.
Texas and Ohio have dubbed abortions a "non-essential" service during coronavirus
These kinds of laws will impact poor and Americans of color disproportionately, Texas-based abortion provider and counselor Paige Alexandria told Mic in an email. The move to change abortion laws in the face of a public health crisis sets a "dangerous precedent," she says
What It’s Like to Get an Abortion in Ohio
In April 2019, Ohio lawmakers passed a bill that would have criminalized abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy. It was blocked on July 3—a week before it would have gone into effect—but in November lawmakers introduced another attempt to criminally penalize providers and patients as well
5 People on How They Learned Their Parents Had Experience With Abortion
As children, we share countless stories with our parents, from magical ones born from our young imaginations to stories of painful breakups, horrible bosses, and fantastic first dates when we’re adults. We also share stories of our abortions. Like me, the following people shared their abortion story and had it met by another. Abortion is normal, and for many of us, abortion is just one of the many things we have in common with our parents.
39 Abortion Stories Show Just How Important Abortion Access Is
On January 2, 39 GOP Senators signed an AMICUS brief urging the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court case that secured the legal right to abortion. In the brief, these senators, along with 168 Republican members of the House, asked the sitting Supreme Court Justices to revisit and overturn Roe v Wade when they consider a case based on a Louisiana law that could severely limit access to abortion in the state.