 Bonavoglia chose to create "The Choices We Made" as she wanted to show "the jeopardy women's health and lives are in when abortion isn't accessible" and the experiences women went through that led to their choices.She and Gloria Steinem began asking women to tell their abortion stories after Steinem expressed surprise over the number of people who were both influential and wanted abortion to remain legal while at a pro-choice march.Bonavoglia was initially concerned about the process of finding women who had abortions and were willing to discuss their stories, particularly as she would have had to begin by asking if they had received an abortion.