The Abortion Diary

Vanessa shares her experience of seeking an abortion in Detroit, MI. (Published on April 3, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Oakland, CA)

L.B. shares her experience of having an abortion in New York City. (Published on March 27, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: New York, NY)

Jean, a mother of two, shares her experiences of seeking two abortions in the 1960s, before Roe v. Wade, the historic Supreme Court case, guaranteed the right to safe and legal abortions in the United States. (Published on March 20, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera | Location: Salinas, CA)

Anonymous shares her abortion experience as a college student in Austin, Texas.

Anonymous shares his experience of supporting his girlfriend through their abortion experience in Portland, Oregon.

Anonymous shares her story of choosing to have two abortions while she was a college student in New York City.

Anonymous shares her experience of seeking an abortion in Brooklyn, New York.

Anonymous shares her story of choosing to have an abortion at different stages of her life.

Adriana shares her experience of choosing to have an abortion in New York City.

Nikki shares her story of obtaining an abortion while she was a high school freshman in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ilene shares her story of obtaining an abortion in New York City in 1970, the year that abortion was legalized in New York State and three years before Roe v. Wade, the historic Supreme Court case guaranteed the right to safe and legal abortions in the United States.

Kristie shares her story of seeking an abortion in New York City in 2010. She talks about her experience at a Crisis Pregnancy Center in Brooklyn, and with Emergency Contraception and medication abortion. (Published on January 16, 2014 | Listener: Melissa Madera |Location: New York, NY) The Abortion Diary needs your support in order to continue to break the silence. Please consider making a donation to our Indiegogo fundraising campaign: igg.me/at/abortiondiarytour Thank you for being loyal listeners and supporters!

NJR shares her story of seeking an abortion while she was a graduate student in Toronto, Canada.

Melissa shares her story and how it led her to create The Abortion Diary Podcast 16 years later. The Abortion Diary needs your support in order to continue to break the silence. Please consider making a donation: http://bit.ly/292LsxI Thank you for being loyal listeners and supporters!

Henry and his partner discuss their abortion experiences and how making the choice to have those abortions allowed them to build the foundation to have the family they want in the future.

Shawnee shares her story of obtaining an abortion in 1983, the impact it had on her life and her path to healing.

Kim, a mother of two, shares her story about seeking an abortion in New York City in 2010. In the United States, 6 in 10 women having an abortion already have a child, and more than 3 in 10 already have two or more children.

Simone shares her abortion experience in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil in 1981 where abortion was and still is prohibited by law. Currently, Brazilian law states that a pregnancy can only be terminated if it was a result of a rape, the child would not survive outside of the womb, or if the woman's health is in danger. It is estimated that 800,000 to 1 million people have illegal abortions in Brazil every year.

A mother of two shares her story of obtaining an abortion in Brooklyn, NY in 2009. In the United States, about 61% of abortions are obtained by women who have one or more children.

Rachel shares her story about seeking an abortion in Manhattan, NY in 2012.

Samantha shares her story of seeking an abortion in 2004 while she was a 27 year-old undergraduate student in Tempe, Arizona.