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.

Angela

Pregnancy and abortion - what a trip.

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Początek był raczej standardowy - spóźnił mi się okres, zrobiłam test ciążowy

Ana Lu

e vida nova pela frente...

Sixtine

Tout choix à sa difficulté, le tout est d'assumer.

Daniela

Tengo una hija de 4 años, pero aun asi yo aborte este año.

michel

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

Mariana C

Estava grávida de 08 semanas e não sabia!

Lily

I had an abortion and I'm not ashamed

Lorelai

Basically I found out two weeks ago that I was pregnant, to my shock and awe…

josie

I had an abortion and now feel I have 10kgs off my shoulders alone, a little…

Liz

Eu tinha 22 anos, minha menstruação atrasou e meus seios estavam muito inchados.

Ianne

A cry of freedom for all women who are dictated by the mentality of the norms…

Daniela

My perception of so many things changed a lot with this experience and realised…

Francis

Una decisión consciente de vida

Jaq

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

Claudiagyn

Aconteceu comigo.

Ruth

Zaczełao sie (wiadomo) od dwóch kresek i przerażenia. Szukałam możliwości…