I was 21 when I had my abortion. I just started dating my boyfriend at that time for a few months, we had a rocky relationship due to my personal issues with me and him with substance abuse issues.

It was early December 2014 and I was a mother to a 5 month old baby boy. Unfortunately contraceptives do fail. I hadn't had my period for at least three months and I was extremely fatigued but I blamed that on being a new mother.

I was 22 and in a loving relationship with a great guy I thought I'd marry, but this was right as my eyes were starting to open to the person he really was.

I'm the woman the politicians don't want you to think about. Stable marriage, decent education, stay at home mother to a five year old, 32 years old and one who desperately wanted more children.

I am currently in my late thirties, single and live in Austin, Texas. My first abortion was when I was 22, still in school, and thought I had law school ahead of me.

I was 40 years old. I had already grieved 4 miscarriages. I suffered years of pelvic pain and depression afterward.