This debate about “late-term” and “post-term” abortion has been eating away at me for the last week. I’ve mostly been ignoring it and not arguing with people because this is a topic that hits too close to home for me. I have never had an abortion, but let me explain. 1/ In December 2009, my husband and I were expecting our first child. Our daughter. Her name was Jillian, but we were waiting until her birth to share her name.

It was a Saturday night. We were going to a Christmas party. I was 24 weeks pregnant. Out of nowhere, my water broke. 2/