I had an abortion a few years ago. I avoid telling people about it, not because it bothers me, but because I know it bothers other people. Anytime I have told someone they immediately get uncomfortable and tell me how sorry they are. Well I’m not. I have no regrets. Yeah it was physically painful, but its not like I’m emotionally scarred. I live in Florida, and the entire situation was a shit show. My insurance covered practically nothing. The clinic was surrounded my protestors that harassed everyone. I’m pretty sure someone took a video of me sitting waiting in the lobby. They required me to have an ultrasound beforehand, so they could describe it to me and humanize a clump of cells. They only offered hydrocodone for the pain. I tried to explain to them that I’m allergic, and they basically told me to deal with it. So I was forced to rely on over the counter Tylenol. It was incredibly painful and not a good experience. But by no means was I emotionally attached to that clump of cells. I have not lost anything through my experience. It was awful. But I don’t like being treated like I’m somehow now broken or less than I was before. What I’m trying to say is- For me, the worst part of having an abortion was how everyone else has handled my decision.