The Mourning Meeting: Season 3, Episode 9
Grief and Abortion
Amy is a social worker in rural Pennsylvania. On this episode of the Mourning Meeting, she shares her decision to have an abortion as a young adult. Mandi and Amy talk about the support she did, and did not, receive as she made her decision to have an abortion. Amy also reveals the reasons she kept private her choice from many people. Amy also describes the grief she experienced after the abortion and confides to the listener how she coped with those feelings.
To reach out to Amy, email her at amyemasters@outlook.com.
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