in 1974 illinois had become one of a handful of states that had legalized abortion. i was barely 17 and very much in love or at least what i thought was love with the young man who would later become my first husband.<\/p>\n
when i found out i was pregnant we were both happy and i tried hard to hide it from my parents, knowing that their reaction would not be good. my ex boyfriend found out about my engagement and pregnancy through a mutual friend and informed my mother, who went ballistic. she informed me that she, i, my father (my parents were already divorced) and my fiancee would be having a talk about this little situation.<\/p>\n
it turned out to not be much of a talk. ron and i were informed by my parents that i was to have an abortion and that he would pay for it. that this was not a matter of choice, and if we decided to not go along with the plan that they would have ron arrested for statutory rape.<\/p>\n
so on dec. 12, 1974 at 11 week pregnant i was forced to under go the abortion of my first child. i cried for the next 2 weeks and still cry every year on the anniversary of the date. no ron and i are no longer together. our marriage did not make it much past 2 years, so maybe in a way my not having that baby was a good thing. but since it was not my choice, it still hurts more then if i had come to the unhappy conclusion to terminate the pregnancy myself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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