In her best-selling books such as "Operating Instruction," "Traveling Mercies," and 'Plan B," Anne Lamott has written about her own experience with both abortion and parenting. In this video, she explains that parenting is joyous but profoundly difficult, and abortion is a necessary option for women.

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