My abortion story. 35 years old. Fulfilling career. Loving husband. 3 beautiful children.

I had an abortion 2 weeks ago.

The undertone in the abortion debate, even among the pro-choice crowd, often implies that there must be some harm in order to “justify” an abortion. The suggestion is quietly made that abortions are for desperate pregnant people. Sometimes they are, and they remain vitally important for that reason, however I am here to say that abortions are for pregnant people who no longer want to be pregnant. The end. Hard stop. There doesn’t need to be justification.