my story is very unremarkable. i was 20 years old and got pregnant by my boyfriend, someone whom i knew i would not be with forever.

i had an abortion in 2002, in india, in a hospital, with pre/post-op just like any other procedure.

i was 48 and married. our daughter had just started her first year at college.

i was 25 years old and was backpacking around the world with my boyfriend after we graduated from college.

it was 5 years ago. i was single, working two jobs, and trying to stay on top of my mountain of student loan debt.

i was born in mexico and raised extremely religious so abortion was out of the question for me, that is until i became pregnant at the age of 20.