“I was in the middle of grieving the death of my father who had died after a very long battle with cancer when my mother suddenly died of an aneurysm. I realized I was accidentally pregnant a week or two later when my period was late. I hoped it was the stress of so much loss until I took the test. I never wanted children, never dreamed about it. Even though I was 33, I felt my own life was just beginning in a way. I was in a stable relationship with a wonderful man but my whole world had been turned upside down. He actually wanted to keep the pregnancy but I was sure of my decision. It was an emotional time. They make you wait until you are 7 weeks in my state, so even though I realized that first week, I had to wait a month and a half. I was so angry. And then when we got to the clinic, protesters were screaming in my face that I was making the worst decision. I knew it was the best decision. Yes, it was painful but I have never had even a second of regret. My only regret is that I’v...