i had two abortions in my early twenties. one pregnancy resulted from a long-term relationship and birth control fail; one resulted from a fling and a lack of birth control. in both cases, the decision was right for me. i was a single mother, barely making ends meet, and i needed all of my energy and all of my income just to support the son i already had.

on new year's eve 2013 i found out i was pregnant. i knew i needed an abortion. the next day i was hit with all the emotions. i pictured what my life could be if i had this child. for a month, i went back and forth not knowing what to do. i was a mess. i read pregnancy books, i googled pictures of what the fetus looked like each week.

my husband and i realized we were pregnant just a couple weeks after he received orders.

i was raped at the age of 11. not only was my childhood taken from me, i feel as if my whole life has been taken from me. i am 20 as of now, and yes, i conceived from that nightmare, at a very very young age.

what? but my catholic high school biology teacher told me i couldn't get pregnant on my period! what a shocker! here is what i have felt from the minute i was able to get a safe, legal abortion 24 years ago - grateful, grateful, grateful!

i have had two abortions: the first when i was in my early twenties and newly married, the second when i was about 5 years older.