Share Your Abortion Story

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The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and taken away our federal constitutional right to abortion. Half the states are expected to ban abortion, but we won’t give up without a fight. No one should be forced to carry a pregnancy against their will and face the life-altering consequences of being denied essential health care.

You can help by sharing your story to show just how important it is to have access to abortion. Share your experience:

Having an abortion
Impacts of being denied abortion services
Difficulties accessing care
Working as an activist or provider

Please do not submit a story that has any information about an abortion that took place after August 31, 2021 or that might take place in the future. Many states are beginning to enforce laws that outlaw abortion. In some circumstances, sharing such information, even if we do not publish it, could put you or others at risk.

Please note: This form is not intended as a means of obtaining legal advice or assistance and will not establish an attorney-client relationship. Its purpose is to collect stories that will be shared publicly, including on social media. If you are not comfortable having your story shared publicly, or if you are under 18, please do not fill out this form.

Do not submit any information that you would prefer to keep confidential or do not have permission to share publicly.

Your Contact Information

Preferred Name: *

This is the name that will appear with your story. You can use a pseudonym for privacy.

E-mail: *

Phone:

For contact purposes in case we need to reach you. By submitting this form, you agree that ACLU and its affiliates can email, call, and/or text me at the contacts you provide here. Your email address and phone number will not be included in any content that the ACLU shares publicly.

Questions

What state are you from? *

Why do you think abortion should be a right?

If you could say anything to Supreme Court justices or anti-abortion politicians, what would you say?

Legal Permissions

Are you 18 years or older? (Do not submit this form if not.) *

Yes

Do you give permission to the ACLU and its affiliates to share your name and the content of your story submission either in its entirety or in an edited excerpt or paraphrased version for public education, advocacy, and fundraising purposes, on any media, including, without limitation: on social media and other online properties (such as websites and apps), in advertising campaigns, and/or direct email communications and text messages to ACLU supporters and other individuals? *

Yes

Yes, but I’d like to be contacted first.

Do you give ACLU permission to allow third parties, such as ACLU coalition partners and news organizations, to use your story and any other content created by ACLU or its affiliates containing your name or your story? *

Yes

If applicable, do you have permission from any other people whose names and/or other information that can be used to identify them appear in your story to share those details with ACLU, for public distribution? *

Yes

By submitting, I confirm that I have not submitted a story that has any information about an abortion that took place after August 31, 2021 or that might take place in the future.*

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