- I was raised Catholic and had always been pro-life, but as soon as I found myself in that position, everything changed.
- I feared I would experience deep regret for my abortions once I had my son.
- The decision was mine to make alone; the pain, the emptiness and the sadness are mine alone.
- Logic has beat out emotion this entire journey up until this point, and despite that, I'm having trouble keeping it that way.
- The nurse recognized my last name, and, against the clinic rules, called my dad. He came and picked me up from school, drove me to my mom's office, and made me tell her right there.
- It happened while I was in South Africa at an artist residency in Cape Town.
- I wanted the baby to be named Cody if it was a girl or guy because that was my first love.
- I felt alone and scared and had nobody to support me or care about what I wanted...