My mother looked down at her hands and said…"I’m pregnant."
Momologues
Sixty-two self-identifying mothers responded to 18 text prompts. Read them here.
- Sep 23, 2022
The Sonogram Tech Gave Me No Signs
- Jul 13, 2022
The sound of that heartbeat cemented my faith
- Jul 11, 2022
I had never felt so much love as when she was placed in my arms.
- Jul 11, 2022
I was not ready to make this commitment, and neither was he.
- Jul 11, 2022
It was a time when abortion was legal and accessible
- Jul 10, 2022
Abortions are health care.
- Jul 10, 2022
I know my healing continues as I share my story
- Jul 10, 2022
I can’t believe this choice is being taken away from us
- Jul 10, 2022
My mother is a grandmother now.
- Jul 10, 2022
Nine months later, the same woman who counseled me for my abortion delivered my perfect baby boy
- Jul 10, 2022
Five pregnancies, one abortion, two miscarriages, two live births
- Jul 9, 2022
Growing up in a southern baptist household
- Jul 9, 2022
"For fucks sake, no one likes having an abortion"
- Jul 6, 2022
I owned that choice
- Jul 2, 2022
Too Poor
- Jun 29, 2022
I squatted, reached inside and...
- Jun 29, 2022
I was terrified, alone and ashamed.
- Jun 26, 2022
Because it was the right thing for me
- Jun 26, 2022
My body felt different immediately