i was with the man i thought i would marry and we talked about having a child. i got pregnant, he shied away. i considered the possibility of being a single mother, but knew i wasn’t in a position to do that financially or otherwise. there were protesters outside when i went to have my abortion. i went through with it. since then, i have finished my bachelor’s degree. i’ve also been accepted to a phd program. neither of these things would have been viable for me if i had made a different decision. i am exactly where i want to be.