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I’ve had three.

First one, I was in no position to have the baby — I was in grad school, the father was as well, but 3000 miles away; and we were young. Twenty one years old.

Second one, I was 24, and had a failure of my birth control method. I was in no financial position to have a child, and so that ended the second one.

Third and last — I was raped.