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.@NBCNews asked its readers: How has getting an abortion — or deciding not to — changed your life? Here’s what they said.

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"I want my great-grandkids to experience the process and consequence of choice. Empowered to make those high-stakes decisions. Because that's just the first one they will make about their family."

— Julie Davies / Salem, OR

"I purchased [abortion] pills online, took them at home and almost bled to death. I then sought out legal abortion services. Abortive services allowed me to get out of a bad situation without being beaten for being pregnant."

— Kristi Wilson / Bakersfield, CA

Having an abortion was "the hardest thing I had ever gone through in my life, but it was also one of the best and most selfless decisions I’ve ever made."

— Hannah Rayburn / Houston, TX

"I remember when Roe was ruled on. We cannot go back to back-alley abortions."

— Kelly Stefl / Cleveland, OH

"My abortion remains the single greatest regret of my life ... Young and unable to recognize the enormity of my decision, I made a cavalier, impulsive choice."

— Diane Marie / Naples, FL

"People need to understand that just because I'm pro-choice, that doesn't make it any less painful."

— Ed C / Addison, TX

"I know our family would not be here without the right to abortion. There would be another broken kid from a broken home, and another broken family in America."

— Cody Hickman / Arlington, VA

"This decision may well determine whether or not my fiancé and I even try to conceive. I am a 42-year-old woman ... I'm "old" for pregnancy, there are a lot more risks associated with a pregnancy, both for me and the baby."

— Sarah Weston / Virginia Beach, VA

"I would have never met my wife if her mother decided to have an abortion instead of putting her up for adoption. Our three amazing children would not exist ... Then their children ... The ripple goes on forever."

— Carl Klaudt / Sioux Falls, SD

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