In the summer of 1989, I stood at my kitchen counter, reading The Miami Herald and sipping my coffee before heading to work, when I came upon an article that said the governor of the state of Florida was planning to call a special session of the Florida Legislature to act upon a recent Supreme Court ruling that opened the door for states to enact stricter abortion laws and regulations.
Something snapped in me. My thought was, Wonder if he had a mistress and she got pregnant. How would he feel about abortion then?
The idea for a book germinated on the spot. What if an anti-abortion governor's mistress became pregnant, and her pregnancy threatens to derail his life, as unintended pregnancies have derailed the lives of so many women? What actions would he take to rid himself of an unwanted pregnancy?