The Abortion Diary

"We all need each other." Emma shares her story of seeking an abortion as a college student in Western MA. (Published on June 9, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Amherst, MA) We share stories. Help us continue to break the silence by donating now: www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/p…file?id=10900

"There's no going back from that." C.W. shares her story of seeking an abortion in New York. (Published on June 2, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: New York) We share stories. Help us continue to break the silence by donating now:www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/p…file?id=10900

"It needs to be safe." Cathy shares her story of obtaining an illegal abortion as teenager in 1960s Florida. (Published on May 26, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL) We share stories. Help us continue to break the silence by donating now:https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=10900

"I was lucky." Anonymous shares her story of seeking an abortion as a college student in California. (Published on May 19, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Oakland, CA) We share stories. Help us continue to break the silence by donating now: www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/p…file?id=10900

"All women have abortions." Anonymous shares her two abortion experiences. (Published on May 12, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Atlanta, GA) We share stories. Help us continue to break the silence by donating now: www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/p…file?id=10900

"I had agency over my life." Meredith shares her story of obtaining an abortion in NYC, and how her artwork has been influenced by her abortion experience. (Published on May 5, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Providence, RI) We share stories. Help us continue to break the silence by donating now: www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/p…file?id=10900

"It was right for me." Tanya shares her story of seeking an abortion in Tulsa, OK. (Published on April 28, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Tulsa, OK) We share stories. Help us continue to break the silence by donating now: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=10900

"Abortion was the only choice for me." Susan shares her two abortion experiences in the 1970s. (Published on April 21, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: New York, NY) Are you a fan of the podcast? Help us continue our work and share our stories by donating now: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=10900

"There was a lot of shame around it." Katherine shares her experience with abortion as a teenager in Hartford, CT and the Japanese Buddhist ritual, Mizuko Kuyo, she undertook to process and heal from her abortion experience. (Published on April 14, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Los Angeles, CA) Are you a fan of the podcast? Help us continue our work and share our stories by donating now: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=10900

"I didn't feel held, supported or witnessed by anybody there." Samantha shares her story of seeking an abortion in Portland, Oregon and the post-abortion ritual she created afterward, and talks about her work as a birth and abortion doula. (Published on April 7, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Portland, OR) Are you a fan of the podcast? Help us continue our work and share our stories by donating now: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=10900