by Amy Collier | Oct 20, 2016 | Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories, Termination after 24 weeks, Ventriculomegaly
We asked our doctor about options for termination and he explained that unfortunately, we had passed the deadline in our state, so our only remaining option was to go to Wichita. By Donna My son was my long awaited journey into motherhood. He was my lifeline the day...
by JD | Dec 16, 2015 | Induction/L&D, Stories, Termination after 24 weeks
I wrote weekly letters addressed, “Dear future kid,” in a journal that I thought I might give to him or her someday. By Margot I cannot claim to have been naive about poor pregnancy outcomes before my abortion. My husband and I had been debating for several years...
by JD | Sep 24, 2015 | Induction/L&D, Stories, Termination after 24 weeks
Ellis is not my great shame. He is not a secret I want to hide away. He’s one of the stars in my universe. Someone to be celebrated. His life mattered. He matters. By R.M. Two years ago we were expecting our third child. After a missed miscarriage at 13 weeks earlier...
by Amy Collier | Apr 30, 2015 | Dandy Walker Syndrome, Induction/L&D, Termination after 24 weeks
Kate, already mom to one daughter, terminated her second pregnancy at 36 weeks. She named the daughter she lost Rose. By Rachel Bertsche When Kate, a 29-year-old mom outside Boston, found out she was pregnant with a second daughter, she was elated. Then, at 36 weeks...
by JD | Apr 13, 2015 | Dandy Walker Syndrome, Stories, Termination after 24 weeks
The grace of certainty found me on the Zakim Bridge. By Kate C. This article is based on a talk the author gave to OBs and medical students at her diagnosing hospital. I am here today to tell you about my third trimester abortion. Before I begin, I want to make two...
by Amy Collier | Mar 15, 2015 | Termination after 24 weeks, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome)
I do love my daughter regardless of what her extreme physical and mental limitations would have been. By Gina Years ago I traveled to Kansas to obtain an abortion. Even now, after all this time, I try to think of a euphemism for it. I interrupted the pregnancy. I made...
