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The Me I Was Supposed to Be

I sat in the dark room of a battered women’s shelter in Omaha, Nebraska, surrounded by my three daughters aged 9, 7, and 5 while...[Read More]

31 Jul
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One in Four Women: Now You Know Me

Most recent statistics indicate nearly one in four women in the United States will have had an abortion by the age of 45. Abortion is...[Read More]

29 Jul
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Abortion Bans Threaten Public Health

The “Never Again” coat-hanger posters often seen at pro-choice demonstrations are at once evocative and cautionary. They conjure up images of gruesome back-alley abortions of...[Read More]

26 Jul
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Abortion Should Always Be a Woman’s Choice

Growing up with an older brother, I spent the majority of my life with the mindset I was never going to let a boy tell...[Read More]

24 Jul
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Abortion was the Right Choice for Me

I was 17 and looking forward to escaping high school and going to college. I was independent, an only child raised by busy single parents...[Read More]

22 Jul
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TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) Laws Undo Progress

Women fought bravely and tirelessly for decades for the right to choose (of course, there were also many who fought to deny women this right,...[Read More]

19 Jul
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Power Now Lives Here!!!

The year was 2003. I was 19 and “in love” or so I thought. He was 5 years older than me and had a 5...[Read More]

17 Jul
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Just Say No to Funding Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Imagine that you have mild chest pains. You do not have insurance, so you do a quick internet search for free clinics and find the...[Read More]

15 Jul
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Tricking Women at “Fake” Abortion Clinics is Wrong

The number of abortion clinics in the U.S. has been dwindling for quite some time, but the recent wave of anti-abortion state legislation sweeping the...[Read More]

12 Jul
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Reproductive Justice Includes Sexual Health

I never had an abortion, although those services have always been legally available to me. With two miscarriages behind me, by the time I got...[Read More]

10 Jul
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