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This is a very short story about me and my mom and our abortions. It is one that I had no plan on ever mentioning, but the beautiful life that I have today is all because of abortion.
When I was 14 years old, my mom told me about her three abortions. She explained to me the many reasons why she kept the pregnancy that produced me, and explained to me that her life and the life that I have is far greater because of terminating those three pregnancies.
I knew I would be pregnant one day, but I knew from my mom that terminating an unwanted pregnancy would produce a better future later on in life. Abortion was never a terrible decision if needed, but even so I never thought I would ever need one.
December 2020 was when my body decided on becoming pregnant, and all of those talks my mom gave me got lost in the wind. Abortion is not an easy decision to make, and those thoughts of should I keep it or should I terminate it still rushed through my head. But the one good thing out of this is that I didn't hesitate on telling my mom about my pregnancy, and the reason why was because I knew she wouldn't judge me for it.
It was almost 8 months ago when I told my mom I was pregnant, and it was February 7, 2021 when I decided on terminating it with a surgical abortion. It was still a tough choice, but the beauty in all of this was having a mom who not only told me about her choices, but who also supported me with whatever choice I made.
And right now, I am writing this from a hotel in San Francisco. My parents and I decided on coming out for a vacation, and it's the first time I have ever been here or anywhere in California. But I want to share this photo that we took today, it shows your average loving family, but nobody can see that abortion made the family that you see. You have my mom who terminated three pregnancies to give me the life I have, and you have me who terminated a pregnancy so that I could live the life I have now.
