Thirty-six years ago, I was coerced by my ex-boyfriend's lady friend, who said if I didn’t have the abortion my then boyfriend would dump me if I had kept my baby. The only person who was nice was the nurse. 

I did see sidewalk advocates. My boyfriend didn't want to go inside at first, and he might have been moved by them, but no one came to talk to me.  My abortion was vacuum abortion.  

After my abortion. I went out to the waiting room looking for him, but my boyfriend was gone. I called his aunt, not knowing what to do. She said that, if he didn’t come back, to call them, and they would come get me. He did return. I asked, “What happened?”  He said he drove around the block.  I guess he didn't feel comfortable. I found out from his cousin that his family loved babies, but because he was an alcoholic and addict that maybe they didn't feel he would be a good father.  Four years ago, I realized after talking to his cousin that his friend coerced me; she had had four abortions herself. Unfortunately, ultrasounds were only for checking sex of baby. I know that if ultrasounds were more available, I might have chosen life. 

I did go to confession which helped. Also now being a pro-life woman helps. I'm grateful to be part of this movement, and for six years it has helped. I thought of Rachel's Vineyard might have helped more, but the retreat is expensive.