when i was 32 i landed an expat job for a 2 year stint in australia. a single woman living in a foreign country an ocean away from friends and family can get lonely. i was on the pill, however the crazy schedule i was working, caused me to miss doses here and there. so when i ended up pregnant after a brief affair, i went looking right away for options.

i found out that in australia, territories have their own rules. i traveled to a neighboring territory to be able to have the abortion in one day. also, unlike my very awake and painful dc abortion i had in college, this time, i was put under sedation.

mostly i felt as if my body was betraying me, the hormones with their manipulative whispers. i went to a local obgyn doctor who, after consultation, recommended a tubal. there have been no regrets in these decisions. in fact i rarely think about them except when i read about women who don’t have these options. i was very lucky to have control over my life, to be able to live my life as i see fit.