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Last September, for Safe Abortion Day, I finally wrote about my two abortions feministgiant.com/p/abortion-is-… 
For as long as patriarchy can shroud abortion with silence, it will continue to stamp it in shame. So I broke my silence to break free of shame. #ourabortionstories feministgiant.com/p/essay-lies-s…
I decided to finally speak to say what I had long yearned to read: I had an abortion because I did not want to be pregnant. That’s it. In so many of the abortion narratives I read, it was as if women were pleading for a mercy and forgiveness that belonged to no one to give;
I have had 2 abortions. I know how rare it is for someone from my background to see themselves in abortion narratives. And because of that, I know how necessary it is for those of us who can, to share our stories. #RoevWade #ourabortionstories feministgiant.com/p/essay-the-se…
The few abortion narratives that are considered “acceptable” are often prefaced with trauma and pain—as if they were the price to be exacted for bodily autonomy.
It is important to share abortion stories that say simply: I did not want to be pregnant. feministgiant.com/p/abortion-is-…
It is important to share abortion stories that say simply: I did not want to be pregnant. feministgiant.com/p/abortion-is-…
I was not raped. I was not sick. The pregnancies did not threaten my life. I did not already have children. I just didn’t want to be pregnant. I didn’t want to have a child. I’m glad I had my abortions. They gave me the freedom to live the life I’ve chosen feministgiant.com/p/essay-lies-s…
In 1996, I had an “illegal” abortion in Egypt and in 2000 I had a “legal” abortion in the US. I share my stories because I know how long it took me to share them and how many others need to hear them (as I did). #OurAbortionStories
I was not raped. I was not sick. The pregnancies did not threaten my life. I did not already have children. I just did not want to be pregnant. I did not want to have a child. And so I had two abortions. feministgiant.com/p/abortion-is-… #OurAbortionStories
When abortion is “illegal,” it does not make it rare nor eradicate it. It makes it dangerous and often deadly for the poorest and most vulnerable people who can get pregnant. I could afford the doctor’s fee for getting a safe, “illegal” abortion. #OurAbortionStories
I’m *so* excited to be a part of @AdvocatesTweets and @AbortionStories wonderful campaign #OurAbortionStories that launches today! (Thread)
When I was a college student in rural Iowa I found out I was pregnant and I didn’t want to be, so I decided to have an abortion. I was immediately sure of my decision, but I really had no idea how or where to get one.
After an unnecessary (and unnecessarily traumatic) visit to an OB/GYN’s office that did not provide abortions, a healthy dose of sobbing in the fast food parking lot, and some frantic googling, my then partner and I drove the 45 minutes to the closest abortion clinic.
