Beth Vial

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Pronouns: They/She

Location: Seattle, WA

I share my story because my experience, although relatively uncommon, isn't an isolated experience. My hope in making my story available is that others who might find themselves needing a later abortion will then know they have options and resources available to them.

Abortion Advice: If you find yourself lactating after your abortion, Sage tea and frozen cabbage leaves will make a world of difference.

How I honor my abortion: I honor my abortion by investing my time and money into the abortion fund that invested in me, Northwest Abortion Access Fund.

What I wish people knew about abortion: Abortion is neutral. If the abortion you had was an abortion you wanted, it is neither good nor bad. It just is.

What is your favorite abortion on TV? Manny Santos from Degrassi: The Next Generation. 

Beth in the Press

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How crisis pregnancy centers are pushing women to have abortions later
How crisis pregnancy centers are pushing women to have abortions later

Beth Vial, who wrote about her later abortion for Teen Vogue, detailed the numerous lies a crisis pregnancy center told her. There were no nurses on staff at the center. She was sent to a different location to get an ultrasound, she was lied to about how far along she was in her pregnancy, she was told abortions were dangerous, and she was hassled at home by the crisis pregnancy center workers, who she said called her "day and night." She didn't learn she was actually 26 weeks pregnant until she went to a nearby hospital.

Even in a Pandemic, People Still Need Abortions

As the coronavirus spreads across the country, people are sheltering in place and canceling most or all non-essential outings, even doctor's appointments. Abortion patients, however, aren't afforded that luxury and now have to navigate a pandemic on top of an already restrictive web of laws.

For the ‘Beyoncé of Abortion Storytelling,’ the Fight Is Just Beginning

Renee Bracey Sherman is changing how people think about abortions, but her target isn’t the anti-choice activists picketing the rally in front of the Supreme Court. “It’s a waste of my time and energy,” she says. “Men like that are never going to change their minds. They are hell-bent on controlling women and people of color. My job is to ensure that people who have abortions are loved and supported.”

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.

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