The Abortion Diary

"I lost total control of my body." Rahel shares her second trimester abortion experience in New York City. (Published on November 4, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: New York, NY)

Melissa shares her story of seeking an abortion as a college student in New York City. (Published on October 28, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera |Location: New York, NY)

Judi shares her story of obtaining an illegal abortion as a 16 year old high school student in the 1960s after being raped by a family friend, and a legal abortion in her twenties. She also discusses her work helping other women obtain abortions in New York before abortion was legal in New Jersey, working as a clinic escort at an abortion clinic in New Jersey after abortion became legal after the Roe v. Wade decision, and choosing not to have children. (Published on October 28, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Venice, FL)

Lisa shares her story of seeking an abortion while she was 40 year old graduate student writing her doctoral dissertation, and a mother of a college student. (Published on October 21, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: New York, NY)

Mayah shares her story of obtaining an abortion in Portland, OR and her experience with EXHALE. (Published on October 21, 2014| Listener: Melissa Madera |Location: Portland, OR)

Aimee shares her story of seeking a clandestine abortion in the Philippines, where abortion is illegal, while she was a college student. (Published on October 14, 2014| Listener: Melissa Madera |Location: Portland, OR)

Anonymous shares her story of traveling to Ohio in order to obtain an abortion while she was as a college student in Indiana. (Published on October 14, 2014| Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Portland, OR)

Gail shares her two abortion experiences. She shares her experience as a fifteen year old high school student and then choosing to have an abortion when she was eighteen years old.* (Published on October 7, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: New York, NY) *The conference Gail is referring to is The Mother Wit Conference in New York City. The Abortion Diary needs your support in order to continue to break the silence. Please donate to The Abortion Diary on Fractured Atlas: http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=10900 Thank you for being loyal listeners and supporters!

Kristina shares her story of seeking an abortion as a college student. She also shares her experience with herbal abortifacients, and the art project about her abortion that she created during the six weeks she had to wait before obtaining her abortion.* (Published on October 7, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Providence, RI) *I apologize for the wind. We, unexpectedly, had to record outside. The Abortion Diary needs your support in order to continue to break the silence. Please donate to The Abortion Diary on Fractured Atlas: http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=10900 Thank you for being loyal listeners and supporters!

Sue shares her story of seeking an abortion in New York City when she was in her early 40s, and writing her pro-choice novel, Love Means Second Chances. (Published on September 30, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: New York, NY) The Abortion Diary needs your support in order to continue to break the silence. Please donate to The Abortion Diary on Fractured Atlas: http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=10900 Thank you for being loyal listeners and supporters!