I've been pregnant 7 times: 3 children, 2 miscarriages and 2 abortions.

When I first realized I was pregnant, I immediately knew what I needed to do. I wasn't financially stable, and could not provide the home my child deserved.

I was barely 20 and had only been dating my boyfriend for a month. I was not ready to be a mother emotionally or financially.

I have had two abortions in my life, one at 19 and one at 23. My decision to have an abortion was based on a simple premise: I was pregnant, and I didn't want to be.

Being brought up in a large Catholic family, I was raising myself after being lost in the shuffle. I started hanging out with people 5-7 years older than me when I was 14-16.

It was about 1972 and I was at a party and drinking gin and seven up.