The Abortion Diary

"I didn't know anything about him." Barbara shares her story of seeking an illegal abortion in Tulsa, OK in the mid-1950s. She also discusses her experience as a founding member of MORAL (Modern Oklahomans for the Repeal of Abortion Laws), an underground abortion service that helped 3,000 people access abortion care in Tulsa, OK before Roe V. Wade, and her work with NARAL in Oklahoma. She begins her story by reading a short piece from the memoir she is wrting that explains how she first learned about abortion. (Published on January 20, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Tulsa, OK)

"it was a hard thing to do." Paul shares his story of supporting his partner through an illegal abortion in Vancouver, BC in the 1960s. Canada did not legalize abortion until 1988. (Published on January 20, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Portland, Oregon)

"I felt celebrated." LKT shares her story of obtaining an abortion in Paris, France. (Published on January 13, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: New York, New York)

"I'm tired of being silenced." Arely shares her story of seeking an abortion in South Florida. (Published on January 6, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Sunrise, FL)

"There's no room for blame." Liesl shares her two abortion stories and the song she wrote about those experiences. (Published on January 6, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Joshua Tree, CA)

"There's so much taboo." Anonymous shares her story of seeking an abortion in Chicago. (Published on December 23, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Oakland, CA) www.theabortiondiary.com

"Es nuestra propia decision." Diana comparte su experiencias con dos abortos en Colombia; un aborto clandestino cuando tenia 16 años y otro ocho años despues --- Diana shares her two abortion experiences in Colombia; an illegal abortion when she was 16 and a second abortion 8 years later. (Published on December 23, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Miami, FL) www.theabortiondiary.com

"This is a sacred experience." Rhea shares her two abortion experiences at very different stages of her life; her first as a college student in Wichita, KS (at Dr. George Tiller's clinic) and the second while in her thirties and a mother of two children. (Published on December 16, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Portland, OR) We share stories. Help us continue to break the silence by donating now: theabortiondiarypodcast.com/donate-abor…ies/donors/ Snag some of our swag on storenvy: theabortiondiary.storenvy.com

"You just don't get those stories until you have one." Karo shares her story of obtaining an abortion as a college student in Dayton, OH. (Published on December 16, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Oklahoma City, OK). We share stories. Help us continue to break the silence by donating now: theabortiondiarypodcast.com/donate-abor…ies/donors/ Snag some of our swag on storenvy: theabortiondiary.storenvy.com

"It can even happen to the married, Mormon Peace Corps volunteer." Melissa shares her story of obtaining an abortion in Washington, D.C. after she was raped in Vanuatu, where she had been a Peace Corps volunteer. (Published on December 9, 2014 |Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Seattle, WA)