The Abortion Diary

By Melissa Madera

Abortion happens every day. It has been estimated that 42 million people worldwide have an abortion each year. But the majority of those people will never talk about their abortion experience. What If... more

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June 09, 2015 Abortion Diary Entry 102: Emma A., 22 (Springfield, MA 2014)
"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)
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25min
June 02, 2015 Abortion Diary Entry 101: C.W., 24 (Jamaica, NY 2014)
"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)
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25min
May 26, 2015 Abortion Diary Entry 100: Cathy, 69 (Ormond Beach, FL 1962)
"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)
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27min
May 19, 2015 Abortion Diary Entry 99: Anonymous, 48 (Berkeley, CA 1986)
"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)
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12min
May 12, 2015 Abortion Diary Entry 98: Anonymous, 23 (New York, NY 2010 & 2011)
"All women have abortions."
Anonymous shares her two abortion experiences.
(Published on May 12, 2015 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Atlanta, GA)
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54min
May 05, 2015 Abortion Diary Entry 97: Meredith S., 37 (New York, NY 2000)
"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)

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19min
April 28, 2015 Abortion Diary Entry 96: Tanya M., 39 (Tulsa, OK 2002)
"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)
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45min
April 21, 2015 Abortion Diary Entry 95: Susan T., 67 (Syracuse, NY April 1972 and New York, NY 1979)
"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)
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18min
April 14, 2015 Abortion Diary Entry 94: Katherine R., 38 (Hartford, CT 1994)
"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)
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37min
April 07, 2015 Abortion Diary Entry 93: Samantha Z., 28 (Portland, OR 2014)
"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)
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53min

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Abortion: The Body Politic with Katie Couric