Steph is a researcher and advocate with a background in abortion care, abortion funds, and reproductive health advocacy. She hold a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University. Steph founded the website IAmDrTiller.com and the blog AbortionGang.org. In 2011, she was awarded the Rosie Jimenez Award from the Women’s Medical Fund for her use of social media in destigmatizing abortion. She is a current board member of New York Abortion Access Fund.
Over the last few months, there’s been an electric energy around abortion story sharing. What’s going on here? Why are so many people “coming out” now? And what are the similarities and differences in their experiences?
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Even in New York and the 16 other states that provide Medicaid coverage for abortion, thousands of low-income women fall between the cracks. Many women may be too poor to pay for abortion procedures, but they are uninsured or not poor enough to obtain public health insurance coverage like Medicaid.
Last week, a 20-year-old woman in New York City was arrested on charges of “self-induced abortion” and faces first-degree misdemeanor charges. Initial news reports indicate that she intentionally caused the miscarriage/abortion of her 24-week fetus. The woman disposed of the fetus in what was probably the only way she could think of: wrapped in plastic bags and placed in the trash receptacle of her apartment building.
What a new study suggests about reducing abortion stigma.
New billboard targets latinas with anti-abortion messages. And if you don’t speak out about this racist propaganda, they will target you next.
Most women who have second trimester abortions do so out of necessity – not choice.
