i was in a fight with my boyfriend when i had found out i was pregnant. i knew we were potentially on the verge of a breakup. i chalked up the feeling ill, sleepy, and dazed to being stressed out.

i got pregnant at the age of 19, i had two jobs and was a full time student. i lived in a small southern town, and didn’t even realize that abortion was a real option or how to even go about getting one.

i had just turned 30. i was content, healthy and in a somewhat stable relationship (that dissolved not long after the event). i had a job in finance
for the government and i had recently relocated from australia to new zealand.

i had an abortion in october of 2014. after being a single parent for 10 years, i didn't want to do it all over again.

i was 22 when i was faced with making the hardest and most difficult decision of my life. it all started after my christmas vacation.

i woke up that morning, like any other morning, giving no thought to the day ahead of me. for a few moments, i could only think about stumbling over to the coffee maker and in to the shower.