Anti-abortion demonstrators take part in a rally, Tuesday, Jan. I read with interest your February 29th column in Cosmopolitan magazine about your personal experience with abortion. While we approach this sensitive issue from different viewpoints, I thank you for sharing your story.

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This website uses cookies in order to enhance your experience. Please review our Privacy Policy to learn how we may use cookies and how you can change your browser settings to disable cookies. By continuing to use this website without changing your settings, you consent to our use of cookies. It's a case that will determine whether or not states can enact strict abortion laws aimed at shutting down clinics, and it's a case that may have far-reaching consequences for the future of reproductive rights in America. It's called Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt , and it tackles the constitutionality of Texas' HB2 anti-abortion law. During her junior year of college, Brenneman had an abortion. Until now, she'd never publicly shared the story but only because it was so uneventful.
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I could never have imagined that a decision I made at age 21 would be such fodder for scrutiny today. I had an abortion. I am simply one of millions of women who have exercised this constitutionally protected right, and according to recent data, I am part of the 95 percent of women who do not regret their choice.
Its main character Brenneman is a judge who serves in a family court for the Connecticut Superior Court 's Hartford district; in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes focus on her experiences as a divorced mother and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother. The move back to Hartford also reunites Amy with her two brothers. Her older brother Peter Marcus Giamatti juggles the operations of their late father's insurance company along with the struggles he and his wife Gillian Jessica Tuck are facing towards starting a family due to fertility issues. At the same time, Amy's younger brother Vincent Dan Futterman an aspiring writer, struggles to jumpstart his career while working odd-end jobs.