Amelia Bonow
Amelia Bonow photographed by Brady Hall

Yesterday was a big day for #ShoutYourAbortion. First, The New Yorker magazine summed up, excellently, what's been happening since the hashtag went viral by publishing "Can #ShoutYourAbortion Turn Hashtag Activism Into a Movement?" Another must-read summation was published by Mashable, including several of the new videos that launched yesterday on a brand new YouTube channel. #SYA's Amelia Bonow told Mashable this about the new video series project:

"What we’re trying to do is create places and ways for women to talk about their abortions on their own terms. The more that we create space for these abortion narratives to exist... the more we are able to shift the political and cultural discourse to real experiences about women."

Bonow also says anyone who has had an abortion can submit a video to the series, regardless of how they feel about it. Watch the first round of videos. There are some powerful stories. Below are three of my favorites. Please watch, and if you are interested in helping fund the #SYA movement click here. If you are interested in contributing your own story by recording a short video, please email the nice folks at #SYA here.