(CNN)The reasons why women get abortions are varied and personal. For some, it was because they were victims of rape or incest. Some were in abusive relationships and others weren't ready to be mothers. After several states passed restrictive abortion legislation, women are bravely sharing their stories, hoping to shed the stigma around abortion.CNN reached out to women sharing their stories with the hashtag #YouKnowMe. Here are some of them.Her child wouldn't live to termErica Goldblatt Hyatt During her second trimester, Erica Goldblatt Hyatt learned her son had a rare condition and he would likely not make it to term. It was her first baby.Read MoreHe was diagnosed with Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome because his trachea did not form, she said. He also had a chromosomal abnormality, Trisomy 16, which frequently leads to miscarriage.Goldblatt Hyatt and her husband consulted with fetal surgeons, as some babies with this syndrome could undergo surgery after birth. But their son's case was too severe.Doctors told her if their baby didn't die of heart failure in the womb, he would be born brain dead, she said. The couple struggled, prayed and decided to end the pregnancy. I had a second trimester abortion. Our son never formed an airway. Had he survived birth he would have been brain dead. That wasn't the life I wanted for him. It was the first true parenting decision I ever made. I am not a monster or a criminal. #youknowme— Dr. Erica Goldblatt Hyatt (@Erica_DSW) May 16, 2019 She spoke out because of all the misunderstandings around why women terminate pregnancies. "I owe it to my son that died, I owe it to him to honor his memory," Goldblatt Hyatt said. "And I owe the women that are not ready to talk."Goldblatt Hyatt had an abortion at about 20 weeks in 2012. Eight percent of abortions happen between 14 and 20 weeks, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.It's been seven years, and since then, she has had three healthy children. She does counseling work, some of which involves helping women who have terminated pregnancies.She wasn't ready for more children A mother to two children became pregnant and she and her husband decided they weren't in a place to have a third child. The mother asked not to be named in this story."We had two girls very close and it took us a while to find our breathing space to have our third, we really weren't sure we could handle one more," she said. #YouKnowMe I aborted my 3rd pregnancy after my two beautiful daughters because my husband and me weren't ready yet for number three. Once we were I got pregnant and now have a beautiful son that wouldn't be alive if not for my abortion. The end.— secret thoughts of a wife&mother (@holymotherof3) May 21, 2019 Her husband panicked when he learned of the pregnancy and the couple decided it wasn't the right time. Later on, the couple had a son when they were ready. He's her "light and love," she said.Most women who have had an abortion a
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(CNN)The reasons why women get abortions are varied and personal. For some, it was because they were victims of rape or incest. Some were in abusive relationships and others weren't ready to be mothers. After several states passed restrictive abortion legislation, women are bravely sharing their stories, hoping to shed the stigma around abortion.CNN reached out to women sharing their stories with the hashtag #YouKnowMe. Here are some of them.Her child wouldn't live to termErica Goldblatt Hyatt During her second trimester, Erica Goldblatt Hyatt learned her son had a rare condition and he would likely not make it to term. It was her first baby.Read MoreHe was diagnosed with Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome because his trachea did not form, she said. He also had a chromosomal abnormality, Trisomy 16, which frequently leads to miscarriage.Goldblatt Hyatt and her husband consulted with fetal surgeons, as some babies with this syndrome could undergo surgery after birth. But their son's case was too severe.Doctors told her if their baby didn't die of heart failure in the womb, he would be born brain dead, she said. The couple struggled, prayed and decided to end the pregnancy. I had a second trimester abortion. Our son never formed an airway. Had he survived birth he would have been brain dead. That wasn't the life I wanted for him. It was the first true parenting decision I ever made. I am not a monster or a criminal. #youknowme— Dr. Erica Goldblatt Hyatt (@Erica_DSW) May 16, 2019 She spoke out because of all the misunderstandings around why women terminate pregnancies. "I owe it to my son that died, I owe it to him to honor his memory," Goldblatt Hyatt said. "And I owe the women that are not ready to talk."Goldblatt Hyatt had an abortion at about 20 weeks in 2012. Eight percent of abortions happen between 14 and 20 weeks, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.It's been seven years, and since then, she has had three healthy children. She does counseling work, some of which involves helping women who have terminated pregnancies.She wasn't ready for more children A mother to two children became pregnant and she and her husband decided they weren't in a place to have a third child. The mother asked not to be named in this story."We had two girls very close and it took us a while to find our breathing space to have our third, we really weren't sure we could handle one more," she said. #YouKnowMe I aborted my 3rd pregnancy after my two beautiful daughters because my husband and me weren't ready yet for number three. Once we were I got pregnant and now have a beautiful son that wouldn't be alive if not for my abortion. The end.— secret thoughts of a wife&mother (@holymotherof3) May 21, 2019 Her husband panicked when he learned of the pregnancy and the couple decided it wasn't the right time. Later on, the couple had a son when they were ready. He's her "light and love," she said.Most women who have had an abortion a
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