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.

Elizabeth Elizabeth

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Cathy

Tuve que hacerlo

noname

Miałam aborcję.

Bree

Medical abortion

Cindy Rios

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Georgina

Punto y coma.

Domi

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Dominika

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Claudia Aviles

i had an abortion, and 10 years later i became a mother. you have the right to…

AS

I am having an abortion as I am writing this, at home with cytotec…

Claudiagyn

Aconteceu comigo.

Val

Am I a horrible person

Mollie

Despite the intense feelings I've had since, I know it was the right thing to…

Dolores Feffer

I had two.

No woman should ever have to justify a dessicion on her own body.

Viridiana Aguilar

I had an abortion