tragically ought owe autobiographical. she writes, it was the early morning of my 10th birthday the first time that i was sexually assaulted by my father. the physiological suffering that i endured included severe migraines, hair loss and even gray hair at 10 years old. at age 12 i was pregnant by my father and had an abortion. before we got to the doctor s office, i had no idea that i was pregnant. my father lied about my age and the circumstances of my pregnancy. nobody ever wants to write about such experiences exposing intimate aspects of one s life, revisiting traumatic aspects of childhood, yet the lack of compassion and the hubris that yawned lie the mississippi and texas legislation deserve a response. with those laws, the state has in effect forced girls to carry