Tengo 45 años, soy mexicana y aunque crecí en una familia completamente disfuncional.

Often, when reading or hearing stories about women who choose to end a pregnancy on their own terms, you hear about how that woman was too young, or in a relationship too unhealthy, or single, or raped.

I've always known that I don't want children.

While serving in the Peace Corps I was dating a host country national not from my host village.

I had a 2nd trimester abortion at 18 weeks and 3 days pregnant.

I had a 2-day second trimester abortion at 18 weeks on May 3, 2016. Nothing was wrong with the baby.