You're the Only One I've Told: The Stories Behind Abortion

by Meera Shah

Should someone be called brave for doing what they felt was best for them? I don’t think so. But we can say that someone is brave to choose themselves when often societal and familial actors actively try to take away their reproductive autonomy. When someone chooses the health care they need despite the backlash they may face, yes, that’s brave.

Using human lives to push a personal agenda is politics at its absolute worst.

Abortion is health care. But there is no other form of health care that requires patients to face as many obstacles.