The second time I got pregnant, we went in for the pre-abortion ultrasound and discovered that I had a ghost pregnancy. In other words, the fetus was not developing at all and there was just a sac. My body had all of the signs and symptoms of early pregnancy, so I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t gone in ahead of time. I’m really thankful for the Planned Parenthood clinicians who took the time to help me understand this nuance while I sought abortion care. I imagine that a miscarriage would have been much worse and way more life-threatening.

Abortions save lives and help us lead a better life.

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