Melissa Madera
dr.melissamadera@gmail.comMelissa Madera, Ph.D. (a.k.a. The Abortion Diarist) is the founder and Jill of all trades at The Abortion Diary. She is currently traveling the world with her podcast, and writing a book about her adventures in abortion story-listening and story-sharing.
What It Was Like Getting an Illegal Abortion as a Teenager
One woman shares her story of what it was like getting an abortion before Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized the procedure in the US.
'I'd Never Had Such Pain in My Life': On Getting a Botched, Illegal Abortion
One woman shares her story of what it was like getting an abortion before Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized the procedure in the US.
6 Women Share Their Harrowing Stories of Illegal Abortion Before Roe v. Wade
These stories—of waking up in pools of blood, of coat hanger abortions performed at home, of serious and agonizing medical complications—show what's at stake in the fight to keep abortion legal.
