Emily Likins-Ehlers 
Certified, Childbirth International

as more time went on, the sadness of that has transformed into empathy for that young woman (me) and gratefulness that she made the choice

After the procedure was over, the doctor came back in the room and said "you're not pregnant any more" and I started crying tears of relief

We talked about how pro-lifers think these decisions are easy, but they aren't.

I got the support I expected from everyone but my mom.

Initially we were excited, but it all came crashing down.