my iud abandoned me last summer. it left me. it made its getaway right under my nose, probably during a period, when i was using the menstrual cup.

in feburary of this year (2015) i found out i was pregnant. i went to my obgyn to have an ultrasound for my ovarian cyst and instead came out with an ultrasound picture of a child in my womb.

i am australian but found out i was 6 weeks pregnant whilst far from home, traveling and working in venezuela with my then-partner.

i am a mother of 3 and 21 years old. i had a failed marriage and things have been hard since then.

in 1971 abortion had just become an available procedure in some states.

i had just ended my 3 year relationship with my highschool sweetheart.