- I returned to Jamaica and discovered that abortions were illegal without the consent of a husband and a doctor who could prove that birth control had failed.
- This thing inside me was more like a monster then a blessing.
- I'm a sophomore in college, an artist, a lover, a movie watcher and book lover.
- In the swamp-cooler damp
- I had to get the courage deep down inside to even make a choice.
- They couldn't fit an appointment in beforehand, so I had to go to Europe almost three months pregnant without telling a soul.
- I felt like my choices and the affair had been terribly exposed.
- It has been the hardest and saddest time of my life.
- I had two little kids and was having a love affair, which was my escape from a tormented marriage.
- I have absolutely no regrets and do not feel bad about it on any level.
- We were sitting around watching soap operas and the movie “Pretty Woman.”
- I have two kids already and was going through a horrible divorce.
- My son, my boyfriend, and I shared one room. We struggled.
- I sit at home and constantly cry. I can't talk to the closest person to me.
- This was in 1962... The doctor said he would do it, that he wanted the money, and that I had to come back alone.
- I have not regretted my experience. I am in fact proud that I made a good choice for myself and my family.
- A week later, I was sitting in Planned Parenthood with my Catholic, pro-life best friend and ex-boyfriend.
- I was never sure. My fiance and I went back and forth for weeks...
- When I walked to the bathroom, my toe tore a hole in the front of one [paper] slipper. That embarrassed me a little.
- I kept rubbing my stomach, but of course the baby couldn't feel it. The second day was a blur.
- Finally, about three weeks later, the day of my termination came.
- I'm not as irresponsible as you think.
- I felt much safer thinking about having it done here and also knowing the name of the doctor and having had the opportunity to talk to him and ask questions.
- Both of our families were very conservative, Catholic, and we felt that we couldn't tell them.
- I remember the tears rolling down my face into my ears.
- I am 34, I am a full time student, I will have a Doctorate in a few years, but it was so hard, so hard
- About a year or two after the abortion, I went to work as a clinic receptionist where I had the procedure.
- It goes back to when I was married... around 1945... It was not legal. It was a secret.
- you asked for life
- I never thought that's the kind of decision I would ever have to make because I'm responsible, I come from a good family.
- They put me in a jail cell with a box of Kotex. I used them for a pillow.
- My boyfriend at the time was into smoking pot everyday and drinking; I didn't want my child to have a father like that.
- The acceptance and the love that came in return of my admission-- that her baby girl had had sex and was pregnant-- was incredible and invaluable.
- I mean, I love babies. I want babies.