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"I grew up in the late 60's and 70's. It was a liberating time or so I thought... At age, 14 I was introduced to heroin. By the age of 15, I was all about the next high. I didn't care what gave me the euphoric feeling as long as it worked. I married a wonderful man at 19. I quickly became disillusioned with this caring, loving man and met another. While still married to my husband, I became pregnant…"

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Age: 58
Location: Iowa
Date: June 6, 2013

"I am a man. I obviously did not have the abortion, but someone I loved more than life did. I was 39, she was 36... We did not use any protection because she claimed she was infertile. She claimed this because she and her ex tried for years and could not have a child. About 5 months later she was pregnant. She was shocked and saddened, but I was so happy. She made it clear in minutes flat she…"

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Age: 45
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
Date: November 7, 2011

"I did not go into the procedure lightly. I'm not that sort of woman. I was pro-choice. Or so I thought. I bought into the slogans and propaganda of women's rights that abortion was a simple solution to a problem. I didn't think too long or hard about WHAT I was aborting. I looked at it as simply a backspace button. I had long been a supporter of Planned Parenthood. I had trusted them with all…"

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Age: 28
Location: Iowa
Date: May 27, 2010