I am a single mother with two children. I am currently on welfare and live in low-income housing. I had to stop working in August 2007 due to my son contracting Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). My day-to-day life has become very hard due to the economy and my unemployment. If I wasn’t able to obtain an abortion, I don’t know what I would have done for myself and my children.
--Molly*
Over one-third of women of reproductive age have an abortion by the age of 45. However, women who have chosen abortion are often absent from the public debate. In order to break the silence surrounding abortion, we feature real stories from real women on our blog. If you would like to share your story with us or have it published on our blog, go to http://www.prochoice.org/pregnant/hotline/share.html.
*Name changed to protect patient privacy
1 comment:
I would like to comment about women that have an abortion, then face protesters outside afterwards. It take a lot of soul searching to reach the decision, then to follow through with it. Anti-choice only thinks of one thing, what meets their needs. Not one of them thinks of each womens hard decision. If its medically needed, a victim of violence or if the birth control didn't work. Each women must come out after having an abortion and face these people. They wonder why so many people are walking away from religion. You must take care of yourself before you can take care of another. My story is no different then the next women. I've made the decision and faced the protesters. I stand united in this fight for equality. Mary
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