I have a variety of learning disorders, none of them absolve me of being an accessory to murder, but all that means is that my disorders aren’t everyone’s disorders. Having one learning disorder doesn’t make you the expert on what learning disorders a stranger has, how they alter that person’s abilities, and how that…

It’s possible to have a very serious executive functioning deficit and a disorder of working memory that would make it very difficult to understand cause and effect. I understand you’re being facetious, but not all of the things that are commonly called “learning disorders” are as straightforward as dyslexia or bad…

Counterpoint: there are a wide variety of learning disabilities, some of which would bear on this matter, others of which would not.

And this is why I’m so angry that the state I live in [WV] banned late-term abortions, no matter what. I can’t tell you how many people I got into heated arguments with because they insisted that they serve no real medical necessity.

I can’t believe this woman had to go through all this. I had a very similar experience last year, had an abortion at 30 weeks because my baby had a severe tumor which was “stealing” blood from her brain. The tumor was both inside and outside her body, and it was almost double her actual size. She would have not…

This is an incredible piece of journalism. This should be shared widely and read by everyone, especially those who are apathetic. I am so grateful to have read it and so moved by her story. Thank you, for your tremendous work on this.

I’m so, very, very sorry that all of this happened to you.

I had a bicornuate uterus too; and had several miscarriages - one late term, at 30 weeks when he died in utero. At that stage, I had to deliver him naturally as well. It’s a feeling I literally have been unable to describe, to go through all of that and know…

I didn’t see this right away and I called Dr. Hern’s office to ask how I could donate money directly to the practice. I had a fifteen-minute conversation with Dr. Hern himself. In addition to being a hero, he is a very humble and cool guy.

Thank you for sharing this story. I had a very similar experience. I have never been able to completely tell the whole horrific experience to anyone.

No. The headline is bang on. The writer is making a VERY specific point.

Thank you Jia, and thank you, Elizabeth. Telling and publishing these stories is vital to keeping abortion safe and legal. We need more of our stories out there.

I had an abortion at 20 weeks for chromosomal abnormalities. The baby would have lived, but there was no way to tell how much brain or organ function would…

I know it’s so hard and painful to do, but I wish more people would talk about their miscarriages and other fertility issues. I was completely shocked when I realized how common it is, and I think it would help a lot with the feelings of failure that so many women have when they have trouble conceiving or carrying.

I can’t say much beyond that I think many people need to read “Elizabeth’s” account and others like it, and that “Elizabeth” is incredibly well-spoken and brave and courageous.

jia, want to thank you for writing this. i am not a mom, have never been pregnant, but was moved to tears by your words and the way you spoke with elizabeth. this story is so important,and i’m glad you were the one writing this. thank you.

I was horrified by the title and then immediately realized it was misleading.

I just still can’t wrap my head around the fact that this is what it’s like to receive a legal, medically necessary procedure.

I’m so sorry for everything that woman and her husband went through. I feel terrible she can’t share her what happened because so many people would judge her. She had an impossibly hard situation with so many things that went wrong for her. You don’t always get a good pregency or a healthy baby. When that happens we…

fuck off

My heart broke into one thousand pieces for this woman. my god. MY GOD. I CANNOT.

How selfless and incredible of this woman to share such a painful, heartbreaking yet insightful story. So much love going out to her.