alexis lim, self-portrait
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"i think i got pregnant on this bed spread taken from the curb outside an anthropologie in soho, already one of the last times i would hang out with c before her death three years later.
artifacts
"i think i got pregnant on this bed spread taken from the curb outside an anthropologie in soho, already one of the last times i would hang out with c before her death three years later.
"many people feel like there's an expectation for those who've made the decision to terminate a pregnancy to be strong at all times.
"pregnancy was hard for me. harder than i originally thought, i mean who thought the joining of two cells could wreak such havoc on a body?
“i was 19 when i went through an abortion. it was a decision i made with confidence.
"i am extremely proud of the fact that i had an abortion. i am able to live the life i always imagined for myself because of abortion.
"this first photo helps frame my abortion experience by portraying who i was able to become and what i was able to accomplish as a result of terminating my pregnancy.