Pro-Voice

Conclusion

I was born at home, in a trailer, on the third anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The irony—or serendipity—that the day of my birth coincided with the Supreme Court decision that would have allowed my mother to legally end her pregnancy is not lost on me. Since starting Exhale, my birthday has never felt like my own.

A year into running Exhale, I was invited to sit on a panel at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco to discuss the state of abortion politics in honor of Roe v. Wade. Because I was going to spend the evening talking about abortion, my then-boyfriend (now husband) met me for lunch to celebrate my birthday in downtown Oakland. We were having burgers across the plaza from City Hall when we noticed a small group of pro-life protestors ...