V few people know this about me. #abortion saved my life.
In '14, as I sat in orientation sessions for new PhD students, I began feeling woozy. I had been experiencing constipation, so I went to the bathroom. My vision blurred, my head slumped. I knew what was happening. 1/13 I passed out in the bathroom. Then again outside of the building on The Hill after calling my then-boyfriend. As he arrived, I was sprawled motionless on the steps near Ayers Hall, garnering the attention of passers-by. 2/13