i was 22. i had just graduated from college and recently accepted into a teaching credential program. my ex-boyfriend and i just moved in together, everything was going in the direction it was supposed to.

i applied to boarding school in the spring. throughout the summer i was excited for this amazing opportunity. i had a boyfriend. we were having unprotected sex.

at 20 years old i got pregnant. my boyfriend has a 4 year old son already and he is a terrific dad. i didn't know i was pregnant until going to my family doctor.

my husband and i found out that we were having our second baby in january 2013. extremely unexpected, but we were over the moon.

i was in college and had one crazy weekend with a guy leaving for the army. found out i was pregnant and had a "no guilt" abortion.

i didn't exactly have an abortion. i did have to have an abortion procedure that saved my life. if that procedure had been illegal or otherwise unavailable, i would have died 2 days after turning 17 for nothing.