Illustration: Tatjana Prenzel

When Abortion Is Sacred

Thirteen weeks into my twin pregnancy, I had to make the devastating decision to terminate one baby while remaining pregnant with the other

Erika Sasson
Published in
8 min readMar 4, 2020

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ItIt was the spring of 2016, the day after my birthday, and the little window finally said “Pregnant.” Excited as we were, it took a few weeks to set up a doctor’s appointment. I hadn’t…

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Erika Sasson
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Writer for

I’m a lawyer working at the intersection of restorative justice, education, and criminal justice reform. Made the move from Canada to NYC.