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.

i had just turned 18. i was living fast and loose-- i had dropped out of high school before graduation. i had just recently gotten a full time job, but had no money or bank account.