I felt like I was supposed to have shame when I had an abortion. I was hard on myself and it wasn’t until years later I realized I wasn’t ashamed of my abortion but that’s what I thought people wanted me to feel. Like I was expected to feel that way. I felt relief. I felt thankful. I felt happy. I felt glad to have a friend support me and for the clinic staff to be so nice.

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