... a girl with ambition; I was a girl with faith; I was a girl with ideals; I was a girl, that made a mistake that evaporated my aspirations in the endless opportunities of hope. I was lost, confused and alone. My well-educated conservative Asian parents disowned me, my boyfriend at that time wouldn't accept ... the fact that it was his flesh and blood, my life long goals and dreams were shattered and torn to pieces. Life at that ... was illegal in this country, most illegal abortions were done by licensed doctors. (Secretly, of course.) Relatively few women were injured or killed. In 197...

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• Grade Level: High School