The client was willing to share her abortion experience with me. She did take the pill. She shared that she did not feel fully informed when she went. Taking it was nothing like what she expected. She said that she was told that it would be like a heavy period. She shared that the cramps were so bad she felt like metal claws were shoved up inside of her scraping her insides. She went to her follow up appointment and they did another ultrasound and told her that everything didn’t come out, so...

A client shared she took the abortion pill when she was 7 weeks pregnant. She expressed getting it from an abortion clinic in Pittsburgh, but didn't say which one. When I asked her what her experience was like physically and mentally she said having the abortion at home was overwhelming. She thought it was going to feel like a menstrual period, however she shared that it was much worse. She experienced a lot of nausea, diarrhea, physical cramping and pain, and had bleeding for about 2 weeks....

A client shared she was 10 weeks pregnant with twins when she took the abortion pill. A follow up ultrasound revealed there was a twin left after taking the pill, so she had to have a suction abortion. While she acknowledged the factors that led to her decision, she admitted to some regret and worsened anxiety and depression.