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At the age of 16 I was forced to move out of my mother’s home. I didn’t have anywhere to go and my boyfriend of 4 months (who was 5…

I have not once had one regret. I was not depressed. Rather, I was elated to be out from under something that could have destroyed my life for at least…

I had an abortion when I was 22. I was in a relationship that was only a few months old. My boyfriend did not want me to have an abortion,…

I had abortions. Not as a means of birth control…I tried to not get pregnant and was surprised I did.

But, I didn’t. After the counseling session was complete I was sent back into the lobby for them to prepare everything. I never thought this would be me.

I was just graduated from Michigan State University and I found out that I was pregnant after being on the birth control pill. I was on antibiotics at the time…

After having an ultrasound I found out I was 9 weeks along, could not take the pill safely, and had to have the procedure done the following week.

There was no way we could afford a child — as a graduate assistant, I was the primary bread winner and insurance provider, both of which would end weeks before…

When I found myself pregnant at age 45 1/2 I couldn’t face another miscarriage with the subsequent D & C. I terminated the pregnancy and felt that I had at…