Sonja

I had an abortion because I knew the father didn't want children and as I was getting older and had already brought up a child on my own, I knew I just wouldn't be able to cope. The hardest thing about being a single parent is knowing there isn't a lot of support for you. I had just got back on my feet because my child is older and I was able to go back to full time work without the worry of having to find someone to mind my child. I also feel that I am now too old to be having another child, I don't think I'd have the patience and love for a baby as I would have if I were younger. I am not a great believer in abortion for the use of contraception but sometimes accidents do happen and I think it is evey womans right to decide how to deal with their own situation. I already gave up 15 years of my life to be a caring and loving mother, now it is my turn to have a life again! Althought I still have to be a mother to my child, I can at least do some of the things I want without too much worry. I have bought my child up to be a caring and very self sufficiant person and I know they are more than capable of being smart and able to take care of themselves without me being around 24 hours a day.