Category: Abortion stories

Abortion Stories United States | Until Sunday August 28 | Lump Gallery, Raleigh At the corner of East Cabarrus Street and South Blount Street in Raleigh, past the neighborhood barbershop and the Baptist Church, you’ll find the modest gray storefront of Lump Gallery. Step into the gallery this month (dodging, perhaps, to escape the heat) […]

We were told that people need stories to connect to complex issues. Stories that spark a shared humanity. Literature tells stories to motivate, activate, generate compassion and connect people. I like fiction as a tool to tell big truths. But we as advocates often ask people to tell their stories to move public opinion or […]

In the weeks following the fall of Roe v. Wade, people have supported abortion access and rights in many ways, including spreading information about abortion pills and standing up for courageous doctors. My contribution was to think about television and films. Abortion has been depicted on television and in film since the silent films of […]

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two Indiana women have two abortion stories and two different sides to the issue. News 8’s Hanna Mordoh sat down with the women to hear their unique perspectives on abortion a week before Indiana lawmakers meet for a special session to adopt new restrictions on abortion. Chelsea Pell and Michelle Mimms-Duchan both […]

Rachel Nix, 24, sits on a sidewalk while treating the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling in the United States Supreme Court on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) On June 24, the Supreme Court overturned longstanding precedents of Roe v. Wade, representing the greatest blow to women’s constitutional rights in […]

In 1985, Ali MacGraw, the Oscar-nominated star Love storyappeared on the cover of People magazine. The headline read, “Abortion – No Easy Answers.” A caption announced that nine women, including MacGraw, had decided to “tell radically different stories about how [abortion] affected their lives. Twelve years had passed since the 1973 Supreme Court decision in […]

“It’s nobody’s business and honestly, I’m glad I made that decision.” Last month, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion. After nearly 50 years, SCOTUS reversed the landmark 1973 decision and ruled that it was now up to states whether or not to ban abortion. The immediate […]

The story of abortion that took place on The Chi unfortunately fell into two of the three tropes above. Kiesha (Burgundi Baker) becomes pregnant as a result of rape by her attacker, and after much deliberation and conversation “on both sides”, Keisha decides not to terminate the pregnancy. She feels compelled to become a mother. […]

“I had to. It was important. It was time.” Washington Senator Mona Das among heads of state sharing having had abortions in the past. WASHINGTON, United States — Following the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, several prominent female celebrities and public figures have shared their personal abortion experiences on social […]

Share their stories. Many celebrities — with or without children — have opened up about abortion over the years. After the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, tons of stars took to social media to express their outrage at the decision. “I’m absolutely terrified we’re here,” Taylor Swift tweeted, reposted […]

Protesters are holding a “die-in” in Boston on May 16, 2022 to represent women who are at risk of dying while seeking illegal abortions or as a result of pregnancy complications. (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) On June 24, the Supreme Court overturned longstanding precedents of Roe v. Wade, representing the greatest blow […]

Hollywood is sharing (and re-sharing) its abortion stories following the Supreme Court’s decision to end constitutional protections that have been in place for nearly 50 years. The decision to reverse Roe vs. Wade was decided by the court’s conservative majority on June 24, with the outcome of the ruling expected to result in abortion bans […]

FFollowing the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, nearly half of the states in the United States are on the verge of banning abortion outright, denying women and others who could become pregnant the ability to make important decisions about their own bodies. and live. These public figures speak out in favor of […]

Burke says she was practicing safe sex when she became pregnant at 18, while Moreno recounted how things went horribly wrong when she got hers before the 1973 ruling. Even before the full impact of the Supreme Court overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision has even begun to materialize, some women are coming […]

On Friday, an unexpected story unfolded in the United States of America, when the seemingly mighty nation went back 50 years in time to strip women of their reproductive rights. As you may know, the Supreme Court struck down Roe V. Wade, the landmark case that gave citizens the constitutional right to access safe and […]

Two years ago, Matthew Markman, a California software salesman, and his wife, who was 20 weeks pregnant, learned that their son had a rare heart defect. If his wife carried the fetus to term, it was unlikely to survive after birth, their doctor told them. The news was crushing for Mr. Markman and his wife; […]

The LGBTQ+ community is currently outraged because it react to the reversal of Roe vs. Wade by the United States Supreme Court. Estimates indicate that nearly one million Americans seek safe and healthy abortions each year. Each of these stories plays an equally important role in our ongoing fight for bodily freedom and equality for […]

For half a century, abortion has been a constitutional right in the United States, helping one in four women in the United States seek a safe abortion before they turn 45. Thanks to the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade, women and people who can get pregnant across America have had access to legal abortions; while, […]

John Fleenor via Getty Images With the recent decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, there is no longer the federal constitutional right to abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years. This takes away a woman’s ability to make decisions about her own body in many states across the country. The reaction to […]

Protest against abortion in Lawrence on June 4, 2022. // Photo by Chris Ortiz Lauren Conaway didn’t expect to see her abortion on the news. Conaway, founder and CEO of InnovateHER KC, had planned to give an interview about the Supreme Court leak Roe vs. Wade decision impacting women entrepreneurs. But as the interview progressed, […]

To be honest, I had never really thought about abortion other than… yeah duh i’m pro-choice. I had also never had a fear of pregnancy. And because I was in a very happy relationship with my IUD, I kinda (wrongly) assumed that it wasn’t something I would have to worry about. Until… it was. The […]

“The Janes” Before the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision paved the way for legal abortion in the United States, many American women had to pay harassed criminals exorbitant sums for life-threatening, quasi-medical procedures. . Beginning in the late 1960s, a Chicago-based underground network attempted to connect women with real doctors, while charging what patients […]

WEST FARGO – In the 1973 opinion of the United States Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, Chief Justice Harry A. Blackmun said abortion was a necessary step towards the full emancipation of women. But abortion has brought only servitude for the past 50 years, says Jody Clemens, a local woman who has had an […]

The key, says Matthews, is to make room for all the emotions that can accompany an abortion, such as all the complicated feelings she has about herself: relief, loss and grief, anger, shame, guilt, joy, love, community, connection. , a reinforced maternity bond. “The only expert on any given abortion is the person who performed […]

More than 300 people gathered at Mill Creek Park in Kansas City and marched around the Plaza on Saturday, reach the cities of the country demonstrate in favor of the right to abortion. the Banish Our Bodies Rallies were organized by Planned Parenthood in response to a leaked opinion from the United States Supreme Court […]

Last week, Policy leaked a draft Supreme Court opinion that threatened to overturn Roe vs. Wade, and late last summer, Texas banned most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. In the United States, nearly one in four women will benefit from an abortion before age 45, but even though the procedures are common, talking about […]

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At the Gulfport Senior Center painting class on Tuesday, everyone had an abortion story. “It’s funny, I thought Deer. c. Wade happened before the 1970s,” said 78-year-old Pat Van Leuran. “It’s just because we all knew people who were getting it before,” Corey Kallen, 70, said with a laugh. “It just wasn’t legal.” Kallen’s childhood […]

If letters to the editor can be divided into two broad categories, they are these: letters from readers simply sharing their opinion on something and letters from readers sharing their personal experience with the major story of the day. Clearly that major story today is abortion, with a leaked draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito […]

By Maura SirianiMay 7, 2022 Newsy’s Maura Sirianni spoke to a woman who considers herself “pro-life” and another who considers herself “pro-choice”. Both had abortions. “I can’t physically, emotionally, or mentally properly care for this child,” said Amanda, who considers herself “pro-choice.” When Amanda became pregnant at 21, she was in an abusive relationship, between […]

Courtesy of Abortion Stories. Over the past few days, public outcry and defense for abortion has grown since POLITICO released an initial draft majority opinion repudiating federal constitutional protections for abortion rights. Abortion advocacy images from the 1970s and 1980s circulated on social media – ranging from Barbara Kruger’s iconic ‘Your body is a battlefield’ […]

On May 2, 2022, a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito confirmed that the justices would likely overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 49-year-old case that made abortion legal in America. The opinion was written with reference to an ongoing court case regarding a 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi, Dobbs v. […]

U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, Democrat of California, attends a press conference on the reintroduction of the ‘Women’s Health Protection Act’ at the House Triangle of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, May 23, 2019.Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Five members of Congress shared their personal abortion stories in a video posted by Elle. “They’re all rooted in […]

PARIS — “Happening,” Audrey Diwan’s film about a clandestine abortion in 1960s France, is not for the faint-hearted. Indeed, spectators fainted during several screenings, notably at the Venice Film Festival last September, where it won the Golden Lion. “It’s often the men who say the experience pushed them to the limit of what they could […]

Almost 50 years have passed since the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe vs. Wade established the constitutional right to have an abortion in the United States. Today, millions of Americans face a potential future without this protection. It was reported on Monday that the Supreme Court has already voted privately to strike down Deer, by […]

People are sharing their abortion stories online, after learning that Roe v. Wade could be canceled. They share these stories in the hope that women will continue to have the right to abortion, they say. “This is the face of a woman who had an abortion,” wrote one TikToker in a video caption. Loading Something […]

Following Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion that the Supreme Court will likely overturn Roe v. Wade, Press Play rebroadcasts a television interview influencing conversations about public abortion policy. Tanya Melendez, a University of Illinois researcher who studies television, rhetoric and public discourse, says television lied about abortion. “The overriding lie was that this was just […]

Five members of Congress shared their personal abortion stories in a video posted by Elle. “They’re all rooted in this idea that it’s our choice,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal said of their stories. The moving video comes as the Supreme Court looks set to overturn Roe v. Wade. Loading Something is loading. Five sitting members of […]

Placeholder while loading article actions On Monday night, Ashley Winter was browsing Twitter admiring the Met Gala red carpet looks, she said, when she came across an alarming tweet: “This country just went back 50 years.” ” Moments later, Winter immersed herself in the explosive Politico story that immediately sent social media users into a […]

Content Warning: This story contains mentions of sexual assault and suicidal ideation. As states across the country consider bills that would erode the rights of transgender youth, these targeted bills aren’t the only legislation threatening the freedom of trans people. The Supreme Court is set to hear an abortion case that could overturn Roe v. […]

from i-mean,-come on department Almost exactly a year ago, Senator Amy Klobuchar (along with Senator Ben Ray Lujan) introduced a bill to create a giant hole in Section 230 for “medical misinformation.” The bill would make social media sites like Facebook and Instagram potentially liable for any “health misinformation” found on their platforms. Of course, […]

On Thursday, Sept. 30, Democratic lawmakers shared their personal abortion stories at a meeting of the House Reproductive Rights Oversight Committee. The hearing assessed Texas law SB8, which prohibits abortions after six weeks and allows private citizens to sue anyone accused of having one or helping someone obtain the procedure. The Supreme Court decided earlier […]

Content Warning: This story is about sexual assault. During a reproductive rights hearing this week, Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-Mo.) shared her testimony on abortion before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, alongside Women of the Congress Barbara Lee and Pramila Jayapal. “To all the black women and girls who have had and are going […]

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the timestamp on the story to see when it was last updated. On Thursday, three Democratic members of Congress offered deeply personal testimony about their own abortions as a congressional committee considered how to respond to […]

The House Oversight Committee met Thursday morning to “consider the threat to abortion rights and access posed by extreme anti-choice state governments and a hostile Supreme Court to reproductive rights,” accurately calling the state of abortion in America a “state of crisis”. .” During the hearing, a number of lawmakers spoke not only about the […]

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Register here. Democratic congresswomen spoke about their personal experiences with abortion on Thursday, as Texas’ abortion ban and ensuing Supreme Court battle threatens to collapse Roe vs. Wade and ending access to abortion as we know it. Congresswomen Cori Bush, Pramila Jayapal and Barbara Lee, […]

When I was a freshman in college, I drove with my friend to the nearest Planned Parenthood so she could get birth control for the first time. I remember it was uneventful, although she was nervous, and the protesters outside the center did not help. It was comforting to know that if something happened during […]

Illustrations by Mumbai-based illustrator Indu Harikumar under the hashtag #MyAbortionStory, which features personal stories of how women discovered their pregnancy and everything that followed. IMAGES: INDU HARIKUMAR “I had just turned 26, my partner was unemployed [and] I had a hard time understanding life,” an anonymous woman said in an Instagram post from the My […]

This is part two of a series about women and their experiences with abortion. Read the first part here. Nicole Dempsey remembers crying in a church pew while watching a video of a woman with long black hair and dark brown eyes. The woman was talking about her abortion and how a local organization called […]

Sign up for Patriarchy Week, a newsletter on feminism and sexism sent out every Saturday. #YouKnowMe: powerful but also deeply depressing It’s been another terrible week for reproductive rights in America: Alabama banned abortion and Missouri passed a bill banning abortion after eight weeks. Emboldened by Trump, the right has escalated its war on abortion, […]