I have type 2 cancer of the left ovary and have been doing ongoing proton and radiation treatments since July 2012. I had an abortion in November 2012. I was 33 and he was 39. I live in Texas and he lives in Louisiana. I am also the only person in my family who lives in Texas.

In 1961 at the age of 19 and still living at home with my parents, I had an illegal back alley abortion and began to slowly bleed almost to death. At that time in my life, I would rather be dead than pregnant.

I am 25 and I and I had two abortions. My first abortion was when I was 17. I found out I was pregnant weeks after graduating high school and the father was expecting with another girl.

I am 27 and just had my first abortion.
I grew up in a place where, surprisingly, abstinence-only sex education is taught. I was the only person out of my friends who didn't get pregnant or have a child before the age of 18.

I started seeing a therapist again after my abortion. She tells me it’s OK to talk about this, but I know I’m not supposed to.

When I needed to decide whether to carry my third pregnancy full-term or have an abortion, I already had two sons and would have loved to try for a daughter. However a low back injury make it too dangerous to go full term. So, I decided on an abortion and had my fallopian tubes tied off at the same time.