i discovered i was pregnant 3 weeks after i was arrested by the police and had hit rock bottom with my addiction.

i was in my early thirties, recently divorced and seeing a much younger man. i was depressed.

my husband and i experienced two miscarriages, so we were both excited and apprehensive.

i was 35. i'd never been pregnant, and always been pretty good about using protection with sex.

in 1974, illinois had become one of a handful of states that had legalized abortion.

i was 19 when i had an abortion.