i'd always known i was not mother material. i would be the woman you see yelling at her child. the one that you wonder why she ever had a kid.

i was 23 years old. roe vs wade had just passed. i was pregnant and could not disgrace my parents. i am not sorry.

i got pregnant while living in guatemala as a volunteer teacher. my mayan boyfriend was not a suitable life partner for me, and had once told me he was anti-abortion and that if i was ever in a situation where i wanted one i shouldn't tell him--so i didn't.

i was 16 years old and had a drug problem. having an abortion saved my future. it also helped to encourage me to get clean and sober and fix my life.

i'm not sure if you're still doing this project/website but i have nobody that understands so maybe it'll help? i was 18 when i made the choice, am 22 now.

i was married then to my, now ex, husband. i was in school full time and working, interning and studying every other free minute.