...ma as possible. Driving up to the abortion clinic with protestors screaming made the worst day of my life exponentially worse. The staff at Planned Parenthood were angels, the nurses held my hand through the entire processing and for them I am endlessly grateful. My heart is stil...
... the baby or not? If I was considering giving it up for adoption? If I was going to choose the in-clinic abortion or the abortion pill? The Planned Parenthood staff and clinicians were very informative, supportive and kind. They made sure I was comfortable and assured me that I h...
... daily for women to have access to safe abortions and resources. I appreciate every vote in favor of and donation toward organizations like Planned Parenthood and NARAL, which fill gaps in access to and education about reproductive health where our government fails us. The midter...
...ept of language was limited, they were physically deformed. Sometimes they didn't know their parents. I could not bring this child to term. Planned Parenthood provided me an aborion, at a rate I could afford without shaming me more than I shamed myself. They provided me with Birt...
...s. I start this whole nightmare over again, this time two and a half hours in the opposite direction, crossing state borders, to visit a Planned Parenthood clinic. By the time my counseling was completed, and I had stared at the damn screen acknowledging the fetus inside of me...
...ures to take a look at different options you have now?” asked the doctor. “Um, I think I’ll be fine with just the phone number for Planned Parenthood if you have that so I can schedule an abortion,” I replied. “Are you sure? There’s plenty of options. Here, take...
...uldn’t stop crying. I didn’t want another child and I didn’t want to go through pregnancy and giving birth ever again. So I called Planned Parenthood and scheduled an appointment at their office in town. My first appointment was easy. I had to fill out some paperwork,...
.... I just couldn’t believe it. This just isn’t something that happens to me. This can’t be happening to me. That afternoon I called Planned Parenthood and made an appointment for the procedure. I couldn’t believe how easy it was to make the appointment. It took all of f...
...h of 2014, I didn’t know that the only free-standing abortion clinic in the state was located 10 minutes from my apartment. I knew about Planned Parenthood, because through years of health classes in high school, social and public media, or strong societal forces, the organiza...
...and was fully capable of having a child. I made the decision to have an abortion because I did want to be a mother yet. My experience at Planned Parenthood was better than expected. I chose to have a surgical abortion because I wanted the procedure to be completed that day, as...