I was 16 and 17 years old, and in a committed relationship with my high school boyfriend, when I had my two abortions.

In 1974 I was having some physical problems that made it necessary for me to stop taking the pill.

My husband ran away with a very young woman, leaving me with 4 children to raise alone. The oldest was 8.

At about thirteen I was diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic.

In the summer of 2012 I became pregnant unexpectedly. I hadn't had my period in a while - though this didn't cause me any concern.

My husband and I had decided not to have children. And then while taking some medication for a gynecological problem and while thinking I couldn't get pregnant, we had unprotected sex and I did. The medication was contraindicated for pregnant women as it was known to cause birth defects. For the two above reasons I decided to terminate the pregnancy.