The Abortioneers

Emily Dickinson advised, "Tell all the truth, but tell it slant." Tim O'Brien wrote an entire book that might be part fact,...

I was happy when my friend's son learned to talk. Not because he was able to communicate, "I am hungry and I would like to see my...

PETA activists throw paint. Anti-choice protesters throw weird little plastic fetuses. Gay-rights advocates throw...glitter bombs. I re...

Abortioneering is a fairly female-dominated field, and when I hear the classic "But what about the menz?!" whining about consent ...

Sometimes, I consider whether I would love my job as much as I do if it weren't so controversial, if the mere act of going in to work w...

When I was very little, I decided I would never be a doctor because kids disliked doctors, and I didn't want to be disliked. In middle...

Recently, I've caught myself looking at my pro-choice friends (which should be ALL of my friends because I aim to have no anti-choicers...

As a rule, I don't keep my status as an abortioneer a secret. I mean, my identity as an Abortioneer blogger is a secret, but as someone...

Dear Patients, Maybe I met you years ago or days ago, and maybe I'll meet you tomorrow or years in the future. I hope I made or will...

I don't quite understand the obsession with Planned Parenthod. I LOVE Planned Parenthood. I have friends who have been staff and pati...

I've heard the argument for parental notification/consent laws that reasons, "Why shouldn't the parent be involved in the daug...

Part of the pre-abortion process at my clinic is counseling. Clients talk with a counselor one-on-one to review their medical histories, d...

Because it's too cold to write anything of substance. "Abortion stops a beating heart Well, yes. Generally, that's the ide...

"Sex is painful, but I'm fine." "He said he'd pull out, but I guess he didn't." "I don't think ...

Here at the Abortioneers we wanted to share with all of our great readers what each one of us is thankful for this year (and also what we...

I work at an abortion clinic and I have a pregnant friend and a pregnant acquaintance. For what it's worth, one pregnancy was planned,...

I'm not an optimist by nature, but by God, I force myself to be one. There's enough negativity in and around abortion care; no one...

Pictured: Misoprostol tablets Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like most people who know what's up know the gist of a first ...

Sometimes when I'm counseling, clients will use the session not only as an opportunity for their questions and fears about surgery, rec...

I was fortunate enough to have several friends come to me recently to tell me their abortion stories. I had only mentioned my work in pass...