I am a Christian and I had an abortion. I want fellow Christians to know that having an abortion(s) won’t separate you from the love of God. My abortion was a blessing. My abortion strengthened my faith and made clearer God’s plans for my life.

I have been told that God can punish me for my abortions, but I know that God’s love doesn’t work that way. It was thanks to the 2 abortions that I realized I needed to leave and it was God who gave me all of the strength to leave that relationship as well as overcome all my challenges.”

I was 19 years old and it was my first pregnancy. I used birth control always except once. I wasn't in love and I wasn't ready to have a child.

Oddly enough, a couple of days ago I had my first (and sincerely hope to be the last) abortion. I never once in my life thought that I would undergo this procedure. I thought the chances for me getting accidentally pregnant were lower than the chances for a zombie apocalypse.

As I sit here in bed crying, it’s 3:00am and I’m filled with regret. But I will not regret my decision to do what I did, to have had an abortion.

Abortion was not something I ever thought I would do. I always said I would support anyone who made that decision, but that I didn't think I would ever make that choice for myself. I still wonder about what my life would be like if I'd had my son.