House members share personal, at times painful, accounts of undergoing abortions in plea to preserve right to procedure

“Choosing to have an abortion was the hardest decision I had ever made,” Bush, 45, told the committee. “But at 18 years old, I knew it was the right decision for me. It was freeing, knowing I had options. Even still, it took long for me to feel like me again until most recently, when I decided to give this speech.”