I had two teen pregnancies with two different boys before abortion was legal. I had those babies - they remain the light of my life. Both 'fathers' fled. At 22 I moved in with a man who seemed the right choice. I made it very clear that I would not have another child.

When I was 21 I had my first abortion. I was madly in love with the guy, but he wasn't reliable and already had two kids he didn't support. I was unemployed and partying my nights away in my first apartment.

I was a 19-year-old sophomore dating another 19-year-old sophomore. I had a birth-control pill prescription but screwed up using it and got pregnant. It was 1983, and we were in school in Atlanta, GA.

I am 39 years old, a wife of 19 years, and a mother of 3 healthy beautiful children whom I love dearly. I am one of those oh so lucky people who cannot take birth control because it causes me to have blood clots in my legs so my husband and I use several different methods for birth control;

My husband of 7 years and I had been trying to get pregnant for many years. When I finally saw that + on the test I was so happy I cried. It was not soon after that we started to get abnormal test results back.

I have had two abortions, 18 years apart. In between that time, I also had a child with my ex-husband, who is now ten years old (and a wonderful kid!).The first abortion I had was in 1995; I was 19, in college, and realized I was pregnant by my long distance boyfriend. Although I had been raised in a very conservative, Christian environment, once I found out I was pregnant, I instantly knew abortion was the right decision for me.