What's on my mind? Fighting to make sure the choice is yours!

 Dominique knew she was pregnant and she was crushed.  It didn't matter that she was on birth control or in a committed relationship.   She was a poor college student trying to escape being trapped in a small town.  She wanted more for herself.   However, her beliefs from childhood wouldn't let her make any other choice other than to move forward.  After agonizing for weeks, as well as, dealing with depression and anxiety her body couldn't take anymore.  She miscarried all alone on a toilet in her apartment and no one ever knew.  This is about her. 

Susan was pregnant and happy but then found out the baby that was definitely had multiple heart defects.  If she decided to continue the pregnancy he would need multiple surgeries, very slim chances of making it, and no quality of life.  She was presented with any options and at 23 weeks baby boy couldn't fight any longer, was born, and only lived a few hours.  She will forever agonize over if he was in pain and could she have stopped his suffering sooner. This is about her.

Janice loves kids and is extremely fertile.  Getting pregnant while on multiple forms of birth control.  The irony is she could get pregnant but carrying a baby would be difficult most ending before viability.  And it didn't help she was in a toxic relationship.  She would suffer in silence for years praying for a way out.  This is about her.

Barbara would have two children but the pregnancies would be hard and leave her with tens of thousands of dollars worth of debt. This debt would be crushing even with insurance and a good job.  On top of the financial burden the paralyzing anxiety that she experiences during pregnancy would take her mind to places, no one should have to go.  At some point, she would need to make a decision on how to proceed because she didn't know if she could take another pregnancy.  This case is about her.

Cassie got pregnant with an IUD.  The very opposite of recklessness.  It's supposed to be 99% effective.  After deciding to move forward the baby’s heart stopped breathing.  She could wait to see if her body would naturally expel the fetus or take make medication.  She decided to take medication.  This case is about her.

After 6 pregnancies Danielle decided this had to be the last one.  She asked her doctor about permanent options who in turn asked her if she had really thought about it and discussed it with her partner.  This case is about her.

Guess what I am Dominique, Susan, Janice, Barbara, Cassie, and Danielle. I tell you the story because there are multiple reasons that go into the decisions that women have to make.  These choices are never easy and I hope you never have to make them.  But on the off chance, you do I want it to be your choice.  

This is why I fight. Not so much for me anymore but for every woman who deserves to have autonomy over their body.  I fight for the women who will decide to never have an abortion as well as the ones who will need one.  Because this choice is yours and that is all that should matter at the end of the day.