Dr. Val

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Pronouns: She/Her

Location: Las Vegas, NV

I share my story because people don't understand the gravity of the decision that needs to be made and the reason behind the 'why'... I choose to share so that others can learn the story behind the 'why’.

Abortion Advice: Your decision, your choice! Know that you are doing what's best for you no matter the reason.

How I honor my abortion: By sharing my story.

What I wish people knew about abortion: This is not an easy decision.


Dr. Val in the Press

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"The Point of These Laws Is To Confuse People": Texas Abortion Ban Aims to Intimidate
"The Point of These Laws Is To Confuse People": Texas Abortion Ban Aims to Intimidate

"It angers me because when you look at the anti-abortion movement and you look at the laws that are being made, a lot of times they're made by males, they're made by white males," said Peterson.

Angst and apprehension for some women as U.S. Supreme Court revisits abortion
Angst and apprehension for some women as U.S. Supreme Court revisits abortion

Jessy Rosales did not realize she was pregnant for weeks. When she found out, Rosales - a 20-year-old college student at the time hid it from her family, whose judgment she feared, and struggled to find an abortion clinic that would accept her student health insurance…

We Need More Than Roe v. Wade to Protect A Woman’s Right to Choose
We Need More Than Roe v. Wade to Protect A Woman’s Right to Choose

The reality is that even with Roe in place, millions of women already face incredible obstacles intended to prevent them from obtaining the abortion care they need. These are multilayered barriers to access, at the state and federal levels. The women affected by these laws are women you know. They’re mothers, sisters, friends and colleagues. They’re women like Dr. Valerie Peterson, who lived in Texas. She needed an abortion at 16 weeks after she learned her unborn son was diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly and would not survive. Her only options were to wait to miscarry or end the pregnancy. Dr. Peterson had just learned the sex of her baby, and was excited for her two daughters to have a younger brother. Losing the pregnancy was a traumatic event on its own, and waiting would be too excruciating to bear.

This Is The Perfect Reason To Have An Abortion
This Is The Perfect Reason To Have An Abortion

There’s a good chance that you support abortion rights if you clicked on this story. You may already suspect that the title of the article is purposely attention-getting and even mildly tongue-in-cheek. You understand that there is no perfect reason to have an abortion; or, rather, that every reason is the perfect reason — as long as the person making the choice was able to decide for themselves, and follow through on that decision without unwanted interference.

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