I was in a touch and go relationship and definitely saw it going nowhere. I was in the Army at the time and was in the process of preparing to deploy to Kuwait. I will never forget this day, it was a Wednesday, I called my mom crying asking her what I should do. She was the best person for me to call. She found out she was pregnant with me when she was sixteen. She had a tough decision to make and doesn’t regret it. She did without and made up for it later, but she saw me doing bigger things with my life. She was proud of the person I had become and didn’t want anything to hold me back. I still to this day don’t know my real father. I didn’t want another child going through life wondering the way that I do.

The following Monday I had the abortion, it was quick and painless. A close friend of mine drove me to the clinic and brought me home afterwards. I was in pain for a few days afterwards with severe cramping, but no other issues. Two months later I deployed to Kuwait leading to the invasion of Iraq. Due to a choice I was able to make I experienced something great, something that most others will never have the chance to experience.

After my abortion I found out more information that made me feel even better about my decision. The guy I had been with was a cocaine user. At the time we were together I was unaware of his drug use. I am unsure of what issues can be caused by the father being a drug user, I only hear of the mothers during pregnancy.

Here I am almost four years later, I have been happily married for almost 2 years now and we look forward to having children in a couple of years from now when we are capable of providing a stable home for a child. Life couldn’t be better. Pro-Choice! I AM NOT SORRY!

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