i had an abortion in 1978. i was 17. it cost $200 and i never told my parents. i was absolutely not ready to be a parent. at the time, i was a high school drop out working as a cashier at a cafe. i had no idea what i was going to do with my life, but i knew that i wanted nothing more to do with the father and i did not want to be a mother.

i eventually went on to college and graduated from law school. i got married and live a pretty decent life. i have no children, and never really wanted them.

i look back and think how different my life would be if i had not been able to terminate that pregnancy way back when i was 17. i think how different my relationship with my parents would have been had they known i was pregnant.

thank god i had access to an abortion. it was one of the best choices i ever made.