Stories from women who chose to end a pregnancy (Part 2)

Married with a steady job, Casey wasn’t ready to have a family.

By Isabelle Earl
A person holds a sign that reads, “What freedom will be denied next?“
A person holds a sign that reads, "What freedom will be denied next?" as she drapes her arm over her companion's shoulder during an abortion rights rally at Union Park in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, Saturday, May 14, 2022. Pat Nabong / Chicago Sun-Times
A person holds a sign that reads, “What freedom will be denied next?“
A person holds a sign that reads, "What freedom will be denied next?" as she drapes her arm over her companion's shoulder during an abortion rights rally at Union Park in Chicago's West Town neighborhood, Saturday, May 14, 2022. Pat Nabong / Chicago Sun-Times

Stories from women who chose to end a pregnancy (Part 2)

Married with a steady job, Casey wasn’t ready to have a family.

By Isabelle Earl
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In 2012, when Casey was on birth control, she discovered she had somehow gotten pregnant. In 2018, when she was between IUDs, Casey discovered she was pregnant again.

Reset talks with Casey about why she decided to have an abortion and checks in with a WBEZ reporter covering abortion access issues in Illinois.

GUESTS: Casey, Chicago woman who had two abortions

Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ public health and politics reporter