“I was a mother of three young children when I became pregnant in 2007. Abortion was the best option for and my daughters."

The night of my 21st birthday was the most careless night of my life, but not like most careless 21 year olds. That was the night I got pregnant, with my 3rd child.

I'm married to my high school sweetheart for just under 15 years and have an almost 7 year old. We didn't want more children, much to our family's shock and disapproval.

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.

Six years ago I discovered I was pregnant whilst in an abusive relationship. I opted for an abortion. The idea that my life would be tied to the fathers filled me with fear.

I had a medical abortion when I was 9 weeks and 1 day pregnant. I was a single mother of two children already and in an unstable relationship. When we found out I was pregnant, he became even more distant and still. I knew I wouldn’t be able to fairly raise another child on my own without having a traumatic effect on my other children.