I was single, 22 and dealing with some serious feelings of self-doubt and depression. I had gone out one night with a girlfriend, drinking, which seemed to do a good job of masking any real feelings at that time in my life.

I've been pregnant 7 times: 3 children, 2 miscarriages and 2 abortions.

I have had two abortions in my life, one at 19 and one at 23. My decision to have an abortion was based on a simple premise: I was pregnant, and I didn't want to be.

My Abortion Story (and why I vote Pro-Choice)
Questions I get asked at doctors’ offices:

My children do not know I chose them over the pregnancy, but that is exactly what I did. I was 36, it was January 2013 when I knew I was pregnant. BC failure.

I was 41 years old and a mother to an 18 year old, 14 year old and 7 year old. My husband and I had started a new business and put all of our savings into it, along with mortgaging all of our property and maxing out all of our credit cards.