I live in a state that allowed me to make this painful choice, at least for now, however there are almost a dozen-and-a-half states that would have forced me to proceed with this pregnancy because I was beyond 20 weeks. And the future of this kind of healthcare is constantly being threatened . In fact, a bill passed Pennsylvania's state Senate this February to move the 24-week cutoff for all abortions up to 20 weeks, while another one proposes a full ban on the D&E procedure (the kind I had, which is most often used in second-trimester abortions). That means, by the time I found out about my son's grave condition, it would've been too late for me to receive care. Had we been less lucky with scheduling, I could've been too late under the state's current laws.