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  • Anonymous

    My dad told me and my sisters that if any one of us got pregnant, don’t bother coming home. I got pregnant at 18 years old, in college while using…

  • Press Release: Leading Latino and Youth Organizations Launch Groundbreaking Effort to Combat Stigma and Silence Around Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues

    EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: November 19, 2014 Chrissy Faessen 202.559.0125 [email protected] National Campaign – Yo Soy – Asks Latinos to Pledge Their Support to Start Talking (Washington, D…

  • 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

    November 25 is the International Day Against Violence Against Women, and the first day of 2014’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an international campaign originating fr…

  • Anonymous

    Thank you for giving me a place to tell this story. 25 years ago, when my oldest daughter was 8 months old, I found out I was pregnant again.

  • Nancy

    I am 60 years old and have had 4 abortions. Each experience was different and for different reasons, which were deeply personal. Yes, it was sad and emotional but I’m…

  • Lauren

    I was 21 years old, living in New York City on my own, and dating a guy named Nathan how was a few years older than I was. Nathan was…

  • Anonymous

    The woman who held my hand while the procedure was happening was the first person to be nice to me since I’d found out I was pregnant.

  • Cathy

    When I was in my mid-30s, I got pregnant unexpectedly. I was unmarried and wasn’t in a long-term relationship. I was working full-time but wasn’t earning a great deal of…

  • Anonymous

    18 years old, middle of my senior year, I found out that I was pregnant. My boyfriend and I had used a condom and it broke. I immediately went and…