i was 25 years old; newly divorced; mom to my son, who was a toddler at the time.
\ni’d just started putting myself through college and found myself pregnant after using the sponge as contraception.<\/p>\n
abortion was not a difficult decision for me. i was already stressed to my limits with parenting, school, and work.<\/p>\n
besides that, i had already made the decision to have only one child. i had never wanted a big family. i loved working outside the home and wasn’t designed to be a stay-at-home wife and mother.<\/p>\n
i was awake and aware during my abortion. it consisted of about two fingers of bloody liquid in a big jar. i suffered some discomfort, but no pain. i recovered on my sofa for the rest of the day and was back at school and work the next day.<\/p>\n
that was almost 30 years ago. not too long after my abortion, i had a tubal ligation. i eventually remarried. my son is about to turn 33 and has a beautiful family of his own. i finished school–and seven years ago, i retired from a wonderfully fulfilling career in advertising.<\/p>\n
i’ve never had any regrets over my decision to terminate that pregnancy. no shame. no guilt. not then, not now. it was not a difficult decision–it was the right one for me and my family at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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