Yes, but we’re getting to the legal arguments. Which is where the rubber meets the road in how a society functions. You have two children and I’m going to presume (though I may be wrong), that you wanted to have both of those children. You found a partner and knowing the risks embarked on a course of action which was dangerous to your body.

I’m not saying pregnancy isn’t dangerous (it is) and I’m not saying you shouldn’t have an abortion if you want one (you should) - what I’m saying is that you need to have that right carefully enshrined in the right piece of law. Self defence isn’t it.

You cannot use a self defence argument until your life is in danger. You can argue your pregnancy was dangerous but it wasn’t at week two when an abortion may have happened. It sounds like the process of childbirth was dangerous for you, about 8.5 months later - and no abortion law would be applicable. If a doctor had to choose between saving you or your baby, he/she might ask your partner. And what a difficult decision that would be.

The law is a blunt instrument and works in very broad ways. It’s as unhelpful as it can be most of the time because it requires catch-all premises and makes huge judgments. It should probably have never got involved in this section of human life, because it’s really really really complicated.