Choice Stories Mega Post
I love these master list and want to keep creating them. I’m going to tag them all with “quick reference” so they’re easier to pull up when you’re in a debate. So here’s a collection of stories/articles about people’s reproductive choices/those who witnessed them, and how they felt:
People happy/relieved about their abortions.
“I am not a victim of my choice”
“I had a friend die from an illegal abortion… I happily paid for the abortion my daughter needed…”
My Journey Through Abortion [full blog]
A woman is a living, growing human being
Abortion Fund has Five Available stories on people seeking abortion in different situations.
[TRIGGER WARNING ON SOME OF THESE STORIES] Thanks, Abortion! has a lot of stories from people who are thankful for their abortions,
Abortions due to Fetal Abnormality or Health Conditions [Trigger warning on these]
“Between a Woman and Her Doctor: A Story About Abortion You Will Never Forget” [The truth behind “Partial Birth Abortions”]
“Confronting Life” [Man stands up to anti-choice protestors who were protesting outside the clinic where his wife was getting an abortion to prevent a stillbirth]
“Catholic Bishop Castigates and Threatens Hospital that Saved Woman’s Life”
“BACK THE FUCK OFF: One woman’s abortion story and why politicians need to leave women alone”
Anti-Choice Abortions & Choices
“The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion”
“OUR ABORTION WAS DIFFERENT: WHEN THE ANTI-CHOICE CHOOSE”
“I marched against abortion rights and was adamantly pro-life…until I got pregnant.” [also speaks about racism in the adoption industry]
PostSecret Secret: “I yelled at her for weeks about how wrong her abortion was. / and she still held my hand when I had one.”
Still Pro-choice
[Trigger warning forced abortion] “I was forced to have an abortion, and I am PRO-CHOICE!!”
TRIGGER WARNING Forced Pregnancy
Nebraska mom carried non-viable pregnancy due to law [link 2] [link 3] [video]
Other Stories
If you guys have any add them! I will keep adding as I find them.