I work for Planned Parenthood of the Great NW and Hawaiian Islands. Stories such as this one, validate the work I do every day. Makes strolling past the protesters on abortion day, spitting their vitriol absolutely worth it 100 times over. Thank you for this. Thank you so very much.

Nobody asks a woman why they chose to continue a pregnancy, even though that’s often a more emotionally, physically, and financially taxing decision. An abortion needs no more justification than “I don’t want to be pregnant” just like a pregnancy needs no more justification than “I want to bear a child”.