I Had An Abortion to Save My Life

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The deepest grief I ever experienced was over the loss of a life that I, myself, ended. I was so traumatized by the entire experience that I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

I had all the symptoms: flashbacks, nightmares, panic attacks. I would obsessively replay the scene in the abortion clinic over and over again in my mind, desperately wanting it to un-happen. I would have sacrificed a limb instead, if I could have. But that wasn't the choice I was given.

My options were to lose a pregnancy or lose my life, and... well, I guess you could say I chose life.

( The rest of the story...trigger warnings for verbal abusive language )