i am 30 years old and just had an abortion last week. it was not a difficult decision; as soon as i saw the pregnancy test i knew i could not have this child.

i had left an abusive relationship 2 years earlier and moved myself and my 4-year old daughter back in with parents. at the time, i had been struggling financially with student loan debt and was working as a waitress. i worked my way up in the company i had recently started at, and now have a low-level management position. about 3 months ago i met a man at work and we started dating. while i really like him, the truth is, things are so new we hardly know each other. we both have ambitions to move up in our company and i feel that announcing we were having a child together after so briefly dating would not reflect well on our integrity! additionally, i’m still living with my parents and just starting to get back on my feet financially. i made the decision before i even told my partner. he was supportive of my decision. he offered to help pay, but i would not accept money from him, i did not want to have that between us, as odd as that sounds. i feel no regret, but sometimes a little sadness that i managed to get myself in that situation.