I have never in my life thought seriously that I would have children. I decided at a fairly young age that I didn't want any, and my opinion on that has never changed. I didn't want to endure pregnancy, or childbirth, and after working as a babysitter for several years as a teenager, I decided I didn't want to be involved in early childrearing either.
I found out when I was about 20 that if I wanted to have children, I might have to have surgery first, and that if I got pregnant without having had it, I might not be able to carry a baby to term.
More on why I would have had an abortion below the fold.
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