i spent my whole life feeling like i owed someone something.

in 1989, when the supreme court ruled in the webster decision, i hearkened the call to become active in the pro-choice movement.

i had an abortion the day before my 14th birthday. after taking a home pregnancy test, i told my mother i was pregnant.

the roe v wade decision was made in january 1973. i had my abortion in 1970, and i had it in mexico city. i was 22, had a 1-1/2 year old child, a husband with a minimum-wage job, and was taking in ironing and cleaning houses to bring in extra money.

i was dating a guy for about two and a half months.

i always thought i’d know what i would do if i ever got pregnant at a young age which would be just to simply have an abortion.