“I never thought I’d have one, I’m about to have my third. …This time is different, because I have chosen not to hide the actuality of what is going on in my body. I do not feel ashamed to admit that I am pregnant. I do not feel ashamed to say that I am going to have an abortion. Part of me worries whether or not they will think of me differently for it, and quite frankly that anxiety was what was keeping me from realizing that I was letting myself be blinded by them. But their opinions are not mine to harbor. I give myself the freedom to choose abortion and to always do what is best for me. I have an appointment scheduled a week from today, and while I still let myself wonder what it would be like to continue the pregnancy, I remind myself that there is still time for me to have a child in the future. This is the definition of family planning. …It is still strange to me that I will soon be able to say I’ve had three abortions, but in the sense that I feel more and more drawn to speak ...