‘My Dark Secret’: Orthodox Women Reveal Their Abortion Stories

Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt
August 1, 2018

Abortion is never simple — no matter the state, the stage of pregnancy, or the reason.

While the nation is besotted with headlines, as Roe v. Wade is once again brought to the forefront of debate, we often overlook the actual stories of women who go through this experience.

But there is one group of women for whom abortion is an especially fraught decision — women in religiously conservative communities, and particularly, women of the Orthodox Jewish community.

Continued: https://forward.com/life/406674/my-dark-secret-orthodox-women-reveal-their-abortion-stories/