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 Vereinigte Staaten

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.

Hat die Illegalität Ihres Schwangerschaftsabbruchs Ihre Gefühle beeinflusst?

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.

Wie haben andere Menschen auf Ihre Abtreibung reagiert?

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.

Louise Harper

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

Natalia M

Yo aborté, y no me arrepiento.

Patricia Bronstein

I was married and had known since an early age that I did not want to be a…

Ale

Sin remordimientos

Vandalize

Já fiz quatro: 2004, 2005, 2009 e 2015

Paulette De los reyes

Decidi lo mejor para las dos

flicky flicky

it was safe and very effective...was 38days late.i follwed women on web within…

Aleja

Yo aborte. No fue una decisión fácil. No entraré en detalles del porqué tome la…

maly min

Si, yo una vez estuve embarazada, de eso no hace mucho y cuando me entere llore…

Natali

no es una decisión fácil, tienes que tomar los pros, contras y ponerlos en una…

Luna

Lo hice en un país en el cual es ilegal, por lo que tuve que acceder al mercado…

MS

ABORTAR ESTÁ BIEN

Andrea

Cuando tenia 19 años, "me enamore" de un tipo casado, quede embarazada y el lo…

Maura

Fiz um aborto tive o apoio dá minha irmã mais velha que pagou a enfermeira​ que…

Sol Sila

No era el momento

Jos

Era lo mejor

Han

Don’t confuse ‘what ifs’ with regret.