What would happen if I were pregnant in Texas right now? | Zoe Ettinger

Texas just banned abortion at six weeks. I didn't even know I was pregnant until five, and that's earlier than most

Four years ago, when I was a 22-year-old college student in Virginia, I found out I was pregnant. I knew I was late, maybe a bit longer than a week, but that wasn't unusual - I'd always had irregular periods. Like I had many times before, I picked up a test just in case. It came back positive.

I didn't tell anyone at school I was pregnant, but I called my mom. She assured me it would be OK, and told me to schedule an appointment nearby, rather than drive home to New York. She was right; I probably didn't need a seven-hour car ride of contemplative dread.