i could not believe how ignorant i had acted in thinking "it will never happen to me." at 20 years old and a junior in college, i found out i was pregnant. it did not hit me until i went to my university's health center where it was confirmed.

i had an abortion at 16 which i paid for with my own money.

i learned i was pregnant in november of 2013. at the time i was a full-time student at reed college in portland, studying latin and greek as a classics major.