Pregnant, then Ruptured

In this personal essay, Joanna Petrone recalls the medical abortion for an ectopic pregnancy that led to the rupturing of one of her fallopian tubes, followed by emergency surgery. She also reflects on the kinds of legislation that can — and has — kept women from being able to terminate life-threatening pregnancies like hers.

Source: Longreads
Published: Aug 18, 2017
Length: 30 minutes (7,729 words)
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