Your Voice Has Power – By Maxine
What is my story? I could go on and on about where I grew up, how my childhood was, what school I went to, but when I think of my story, I think of when I became a mother.
On February 23, 2023, I was in the Emergency Room (ER) having a miscarriage. This was my first miscarriage, and I was very scared and sad, of course. On April 5, 2023, I went back to the ER because I was having symptoms of possibly being pregnant again and I wasn’t sure what was going on since I just had a miscarriage. The doctor and the nurse told me it wasn’t likely that I was pregnant because, “you can’t get pregnant right after a miscarriage.” They did multiple tests and told me, “you’re pregnant”, then “you’re not pregnant”, and kept going back and forth. It was a very emotional day.
That day I had to call my mom and tell her what was going on. It wasn’t the way I wanted to tell her, but I needed her support. Multiple people came into the room that day and said what they think is going on is that there is still tissue in me from my miscarriage in February making my body think I’m pregnant.
A woman sat on my bed and told me that they were going to give me this pill for whatever was inside of me to come out. She tried to get me to take a misoprostol (CYTOTEC) 100mg tablet (used for abortions). I told her I wasn’t comfortable with that and wanted to wait to see my OB-GYN [doctor who specializes in reproductive health]. She stated that I was going to get an infection if it didn’t come out. I told her again that I didn’t want to do it. She then said, “well if it is a new pregnancy, I hope it is a healthy one”.
My question is, if you thought there was any chance that it could be a new pregnancy, why would you try to make me have an abortion? Now, it is March 2026, and I have a beautiful healthy boy who will be 3 this year, all because I said NO. The reason why I wanted to tell my story is because I want all of you to know that you have a VOICE and please use it! You have the right to say no, especially when it comes to your health and your body. Thank you for listening!