More Men Are Sharing Their Abortion Stories and Fighting for Reproductive Rights
February 19, 2016Abortion is often framed as a woman’s issue, with many women stepping forward to share their own stories and try to change the stigmatizing narrative that dominates society; but more and more, men are sharing their experiences with abortion, too. In a poignant NPR Snap Judgment performance, Josh Healey recalls his great-grandmother Barbara’s 12 “self-performed abortions” before the Roe v. Wade decision, and his abortion experience at 19 years old with his then-girlfriend of six months and now-wife, Esther.