i had 2 kids and already married and divorced by time i turned 19. i fell in love with the wrong kind of man, he hit me and made me feel awful about myself. i had no intention getting pregnant ever again and when i did i almost went through with the pregnancy.

happily married mother, disabled from child abuse, zero support besides my husband and a teen with autism who physically abuses me daily.

i was 32; in a stable long term relationship; with a good job with maternity benefits; 15 years ago. it wasn't a difficult decision, i didn't want to be a mum and still don't have kids.

i'm called a murderer, a sinner, and worse. i made the decision to terminate a planned and wanted pregnancy because my baby was dying inside of me and her condition could have become "mirror syndrome" and cause damage and swelling to my organs as well.

if there was more support for pregnant women, if i had more support in general i would not have had the abortion.

abortion was not something i ever thought i would do. i always said i would support anyone who made that decision, but that i didn't think i would ever make that choice for myself. i still wonder about what my life would be like if i'd had my son.