i'm 49 years old, and even though it made me sad to do it, i was also very relieved that i could choose about my own body and when to bring a child into this world.

i had an abortion. i still wonder what our baby would have been like (we are still together), but i know it wasn't the right time for me, or for him.

when i was in high school my first "real" boyfriend and i would talk about what would happen if i ever got pregnant. young and in love we agreed we would keep that child. now its been years and i have a new boyfriend and i did become pregnant at 21.

i sometimes think about the child that would have been. but i have no regrets, i know that i did the right thing for both of us.

the right to a safe and proper procedure should remain the right of every woman, everywhere. while mine pains me to this day, i will defend a woman's right to govern her own body to the day i die.

i was 20 years old. i had been in a relationship with this guy for 3 years. i thought we were going to be together forever, but right after our anniversary, everything went downhill.