Willem Velthoven

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I had several abortions. And children too!

Niederlande (geboren in Netherlands)

An abortion means that you let go of possible future. Even when I was very sure about the decision and relieved after the operation, there was also sadness and mourning about it. The sadness about not being able to enjoy this other future too!

Not on my own body so i find it hard to comment.

Hat die Illegalität Ihres Schwangerschaftsabbruchs Ihre Gefühle beeinflusst?

The fact that abortion is legal and free in the Netherlands allowed us to focus on our own responsability and decision rather than on other troubles around it! We took it for granted and never realised that our parents had to fight for this right and that in so many countries it's not availabe safely.

Wie haben andere Menschen auf Ihre Abtreibung reagiert?

All abortions I was involved in were rather private. Not many others reacted to it. In general abortion is considered a common practice in the netherlands. But people don't talk about it.

Tiffany

I am still healing from my decision - it really is a wide range of emotions.

Lise

I had an abortion and I don't regret it. It was a hard decision but one I knew…

Kate

and I'm so relieved

Julieta Iovaldi Curutchet

Decidí desde el principio no compartir esa experiencia con la pareja de ese…

noha

y la verdad para mi fue un alivio, esto comenzó un el mismo dia que decidi…

EV

I had an abortion and I do not regret my choice. It is very important to me to…

Beth Smith

I was with my parter for three and a half years when i fell pregnant. I was…

Bia Li

Me encontro na cama deitada nesse momento, após ter passado um dia inteiro no…

Giovana Cardoso

Fiz um aborto com 10 semanas e 2 dias de gestação

Fabiola Moreno

I had an abortion when I was 16 years old.

Bea

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

Sun Flower

Me, and my guy friend had just found out I was pregnant, though he was super…

Amanda

E não me arrependo, não se culpe por isso
Você é dona de si.
Eu sou bem jovem

michel

i'm irish, i had an abortion while living in the netherlands.

Clarice

Sempre fui a favor do aborto, não por uma questão feminista, mas por acreditar…