Daily Dose: 56

Feminism in 3D: Defy, Disobey, Disrupt

Logo: Sheyam Ghieth

My abortions freed me to live the life that I wanted. The day after my first abortion, I felt relief. The day after my second abortion, I felt relief. Decades after my two abortions, I feel relief. When the only abortion narratives we hear are ones prefaced with pain, pain becomes a prerequisite for autonomy over our own bodies. We must make space for abortion narratives like mine–I was not raped nor was I sick nor did I already have children, I simply did not want to be pregnant, that’s it! I am glad I had my abortions. They gave me the freedom to live the life I have chosen.