Press Statements

I had to have two doctors sign off on the procedure because of my young age, but I managed to convince them that I never, ever wanted children. I knew…

Politicians in Mississippi have almost succeeded in shutting down even that clinic – litigation is still ongoing. We must do more to protect women’s choices and voices.

You don’t have to like abortion, but until women and girls have parity with men, it is a reality. My abortion has made me a better person, a more confident…

My parents had told me before I left for college that if I ever got pregnant before marriage or had an abortion they would never speak to me again. Of…

The choice was clear to me. I would be starting my 3rd year in college and I was neither mentally or financially prepared for a child. I am thankful every…

I had just turned 16 and had sex for the first time with a person who I thought meant everything. It wasn’t bad, but I figured I wouldn’t end up…

I was 19, and it was just three months into what would later turn into a severely abusive relationship when I figured out I was pregnant.

I will forever be grateful that my decision to have an abortion was treated with professionalism, dignity, and kindness by the medical professionals who helped me

In the mid 1990’s, I had an unwanted pregnancy. I was living paycheck-to-paycheck. I did not have health insurance, and I was working in a restaurant. My job was physically…