i was a junior in college when i got pregnant. i had just turned 21 and was madly in love with my college sweetheart of 3 years. he already had a well paying full time job and we we're planning our wedding for the year after graduation. i could see my future ahead of me shining bright, one that never included children.

i had no idea how important abortion was until i found out the hard way that it can be the only way to end a pregnancy.

i was twenty-one and still in college when i found out i was pregnant even though i had used protection faithfully. from the moment i found out, there was no question that i'd end the pregnancy. i didn't want to be a parent - ever - and certainly not at that moment.

i knew that you should use condoms. i had one with me all the time. my high school boyfriend and i just didn't use them. "pulling out totally works" he said to me once... *massive eye-roll".