Content note: Abortion, pain, medical procedure, descriptive medical language.   It was 1993, and I was a young rebel in the midst of ending a relationship of four years which had driven me to the edge of my sanity. In … Continue reading Surviving My Illegal Abortion

“So: four pregnancies, one miscarriage, one abortion. Correct?” A moment of frozen silence as the nurse briskly checks her notes before my routine appointment. “Um, not exactly. One was an ectopic pregnancy, so ….” “It didn’t terminate on its own, … Continue reading They’ll Come for Us All

I awoke to a chorus of muffled sobs and occasional sighs. Where the hell was I? In the dim fluorescent light of an antiseptic-infused room, my whereabouts began to take shape. New whimpers accompanied the requiem as nearby occupants stirred … Continue reading Abortion