my 1 in 3 story. this election has bothered me like no other one ever. many reasons.... all the hate; racist remarks & attacks on people who are different; the horrific sexual remarks against women. the attacks against planned parenthood & then the relentless attacks against women who have had an abortion.

i was told by my doctor that i would have a hard time conceiving, then got quickly pregnant when i was 25.

when i was 29, i was in a relationship. i enjoyed the man's company, and he enjoyed mine.

it may seem paradoxical, but i had two abortions because of how deeply i care about children. i had my first abortion years ago with my first boyfriend, before i had my daughter, and the second, many years later, with my daughter's father.

when my mother was 16, she terminated a pregnancy that was the result of rape.