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The summer before my senior year of college I had the internship of my dreams Was poised to apply to the best graduate programs in my field I had casual sex with someone I had just met, got pregnant Had an abortion Six years later, I had landed my first big job at a venerable institution, Was writing my dissertation In the early days of my relationship with my current long-term partner I got pregnant and had a second abortion In both cases I was not economically or emotionally prepared to be a parent Nor was I willing to sacrifice my career goals Which it seemed like I would need to do, for parenthood Access to safe and affordable abortion services (Planned Parenthood, for me) In the company of compassionate companions (women friends in the first case My partner in the second) allowed me to make these difficult decisions By the time I was 35 I was far enough along in my career to be an attentive Loving parent and have a great job as a professor Helping young people meet their personal and professional goals It wasn’t easy to have two abortions But I am fortunate to have had the choice Will continue to do all that I can to make sure that my daughter Her friends and my loved female students have the same human rights I have benefited from Almighty Eternal God, Please forgive me that had two abortions, Please grant me perseverance to stand up on my own, I’m not ready to be a mother yet but I greatly thank You for delivering Courage to me that although it’s the rarest quality of humans to have, I would like to do the impossible because I truly believe in You, grant me Fortitude to have determination in changing my life and patience to be a great mother to my daughter in Father Christ name. Amen.
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