I, the "Princess of Taboo,” found myself in the single most taboo situation last month: unexpectedly pregnant, and making the subsequent decision to have an abortion. I’m 28, in a happy relationship, educated and financially stable: from the outside people would say I’m equipped to, and “should,” see my pregnancy through. Emotionally, however, I’m far from ready to be a mother. The decision to abort was easy; admitting to it publicly was not.

Many women in media, and throughout liberal areas of the country, are openly, vocally pro-choice; rarely (if ever) do those who’ve actually had an abortion speak up about it. Of course I understand - no one, including myself, wants to be judged, attacked, or outcasted. But silence keeps the process misunderstood and stigmatized to the outsider, and deeply lonely for those who have gone through it. The pain of having nobody to talk to is far worse than the procedure itself. 

I don’t expect to change the world by telling my story, but maybe laughing and crying about it will give others the strength to speak out, too. At the least, I hope to comfort those who feel alone, confused, or afraid in their journeys, as I very much did mine. 

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