Thank you for sharing your story with me. I know there are many parents who, once they have children, can never imagine their lives without them. From that perspective, I can see how it seems something was robbed from me and that society wasn’t there for me when they should have been. I really do appreciate the support you’re giving me in that regard. I will say, though, that I have never wanted to be a mother and have made the decision to be Childfree (not have kids in my lifetime), so I don’t feel anything was robbed from me at all. In fact, I feel like I was given back freedom after the abortion. I will say, though, that society did fail me. I was not able to get an abortion peacefully - there were protesters with signs and megaphones screaming at everyone walking in & out of the clinic, even though the clinic provided more healthcare services than just abortion. And society also failed me by pushing the rhetoric of motherhood on me. From the time I was 18 yrs old, I tried to get sterilized and was never taken seriously and always turned away. Then years down the road I wound up with a pregnancy I didn’t want all because I was told I’d change my mind or what if my future husband wanted kids or I was too young to make that decision for myself. It was unbelievable that no one in society would just listen to me. So I definitely don’t feel like I was robbed of anything, but I certainly think you hit it spot on by saying society failed me. Again, thank you for sharing your story with me!