i was barely 20 and had only been dating my boyfriend for a month. i was not ready to be a mother emotionally or financially.

i have had two abortions in my life, one at 19 and one at 23. my decision to have an abortion was based on a simple premise: i was pregnant, and i didn't want to be.

being brought up in a large catholic family, i was raising myself after being lost in the shuffle. i started hanging out with people 5-7 years older than me when i was 14-16.

it was about 1972 and i was at a party and drinking gin and seven up.

i was 19 and having casual sex with a boy that i thought i loved.

my abortion story (and why i vote pro-choice)
questions i get asked at doctors’ offices: