Lauren Jackson

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I got pregnant while in college in Tennessee in 1976 and had an illegal abortion because it was illegal to have one. The pill was not available during this time.

1978 الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية

I got my college degree, enjoyed a successful career, got married when the time was right, had 2 fabulous children and am going to be a grandmother soon. Now at 60 years old, I have had an extremely happy life, still married for 36 years to my best friend, and never, ever, looked back at the decision I made and thought it was the wrong thing to do. I sincerely believe that women who face an unplanned pregnancy who make the choice to end it knows it was (or is) the best thing to do at that particular time in their lives. The men who get these women pregnant then know that it was terminated never seem to be haunted by this so why should women be the only ones carry any afterthoughts?

I have NEVER FORGOTTEN the vacuum abortion without anesthesia/pain medications even though I am now 60 years old. I shudder at the memory even as I write this now. I have been an abortion rights advocate ever since.

هل أثر عدم شرعية الإجهاض على مشاعرك؟

Not at all...laws made mostly by men who almost never take responsibility after each time they have sex with a woman and walk away...are meant to be ignored.

كيف كان رد فعل الآخرين على الإجهاض؟

My college roommates were totally understanding and supportive. I could not tell my parents/siblings or neighbors back home because they would never understand that having a baby at 19 years old would have ruined my life...completely.

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...Lo quería pero no podía

AM

I had a surgical, had two kids, and then had medical abortion.

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Louise Harper

I have had two abortions. One at the age of 22 which I paid privately for at 9…

Laura

Fue la mejor decicion para todos pero eso no cambia que yo amaba a mi bebe

Angel

Nunca me senti tão sozinha

Bea

Enfim,tudo começou em Outubro. Tive relações sexuais com meu parceiro fixo (Meu…

T

I'm still going through it but I'm getting better everyday

Daniela Moraes

É fácil defender o aborto das outras. Difícil é decidir quando a gente precisa…

Nami Tibbers

Não vi outra opção. Então tomei coragem e optei por um aborto.

Angy :)

I decided to have an abortion, it wasnt easy but it was the best decision

Dani

Aborto a las 4 semanas, perdóname mi ángel.

Jaq

I was 21, and nowhere near ready or willing to carry and birth a child because…

Alice

This is how it went for me

Sarah

Because I could barely provide for the child I had already.

Gisele

Olá garotas, em primeiro lugar, se acalmem. TUDO se resolve, é só ter paciência

Stephanie

at just 19 years old.

mery elizabeth

tomando la decisión de mi vida