Ashley Engbrecht

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At the young age of 17, I was the victim of sexual assault. There is nothing more terrifying than someone taking your control from you in the most viscious way possible. As a result of this incident, I became pregnant. I was so ashamed and full of fear, as I didn't want this for myself or ask for it in any way. I didn't tell anyone but my mother. I didn't tell anyone as I feared backlash from friends who were clearly against it, but I knew what was right for me, and it was not to graduate high school carrying a child of rape. I was able to receive access to misoprostol at a planned parenthood facility. Two days later I miscarried in the most painful event I've ever experienced. My mother rushed me to the hospital to receive treatment. The judgement and negativity I received from certain nurses was almost unbearable, I am glad I was doped up on morphine for most of the night. All I felt from then on was shame.. Am I monster? I am now 23 years old and I look back, healed but scarred, and see what I have accomplished, who I've become, and who I will be because I had the opportunity and choice to change my destiny. I wasn't destined to be a mother at 17. Many times after my experience I had friends go through the same thing. Only then did I share my story for the first time and realize I wasn't alone. What I did should not be shamed. I will graduate from college in May and start graduate school for Early Childhood Education in the fall.

2010 Vereinigte Staaten

I felt so many different feelings at once. I was confident in my decision but I've never felt anything so heart wrenching in my life. It was still I tough choice, but one I am glad I made.

Painful, but I believe the pain I experienced is not common. I had no complications following the process.

Wie haben andere Menschen auf Ihre Abtreibung reagiert?

I have kept it very much a secret. I have only told people who I knew would be supportive, as I feared ridicule. 6 years after the abortion, I finally told my father. He was very compassionate and supportive, which surprised me with his conservative views. Many of my family and friends to this day do not know.

Kate

and I'm so relieved

KiciaKamcia

Nie wahajcie sie, jezeli czujecie ze musicie.. zrobcie to

Lilian Godfrey

I had an abortion twice this year. One was around August, and the second today…

Fer

100% segura

Miqueyla

No me arrepiento de lo que hice. Abortar suena demasiado frío , asi que mejor…

diana

naprawde nie miałam wyjścia jestem miesiąc po,nie bolało szczerze mówiąc…

Mary

I can now carry on with life.

Luna

Aún grito perdón

Ewa Izabela

I am pro-choice

VIcky

Yo aborte

Eléonore Delmas

I had an abortion

Mariana Leitão

A tal história do “ engravidei por acidente” é real!

Jes

No fue facil pero lo hise y me ha hido muy bien! Fue mi mejor decición!

Aleja12-09

Por siempre y para siempre en mi mente.

Chinchulina

I come from a country where abortion is legal but due to my personal…

Daisy

Miałam aborcję. I nie jestem z tego dumna.
19 lutego 2020 roku zrobiłam test…

Jaq

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

Abigail

2 miesiące po aborcji. Moje życie wróciło do normy. Jest dobrze..

aileen

I have had two abortions

Adriana

Myślałam, że będzie gorzej, na szczęście cały czas była ze mną moja druga…