In Jan 2020, 5 months in to my PhD program, I had an abortion. I lucked out that there weren’t protesters at planned parenthood that day. I cried myself to sleep that night and took a cume the following morning. I didn’t pass it. 1/7 It was a tough decision for me. I’d been married almost 8 y at the time & have the most wonderful daughter. But I was less than 8 weeks along and already vomiting everyday. I was already struggling to afford daycare costs. I didn’t see a way forward. 2/7