Erika

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I knew I had to do it from the moment I found out.

2021 Katar

I’m relieved more than anything. I do not want to bring a child in this world without being fully prepared.

I have been taking combination pills for almost 3 years now, but there were times when I forget to take it. The moment I didn’t bleed after 21 days was the moment I knew I was pregnant. A week later, I started having consistent nausea and tender breasts. I knew I didn’t want to have a child from the start and so I resorted to searching for ways to have natural miscarriage (high dosage of vitamins c, unripe papaya, ginger teas) but none of them worked. By luck, I came across womenonweb and found out that I can have a safe medical abortion in my first trimester. At that time, it has been around 7 weeks after my last period. So I donated right away, and received the package in 9 days. The fear that customs will block its delivery scared me more than the actual procedure. I took the mifepristone the night before that I got it, and took the first 4 misopostrol 22 hours after. I drank 2 panadols 30 mins before 1 took the misopostrol. I felt cramping right after and it gets sharp occasionally. No bleeding, but there was diarrhea. After 3 hours, I took 2 more misopostrol, and 20 mins after I started throwing up, with some of the pills still in my mouth. I bled simultaneously and some clots went out. When I peed, a greyish sac a size of a golf ball came out, but I still have mild cramping and blood clots whenever I pee. It’s been 5 hours as I’m writing this. The breast tenderness is not like before, but I am still feeling a bit nauseous. Don’t be scared. You will get through it.

Hat die Illegalität Ihres Schwangerschaftsabbruchs Ihre Gefühle beeinflusst?

It did. It’s illegal to get pregnant out of wedlock, so I didn’t even get an ultrasound. Waiting for customs to clear the package is the most scary part.

Wie haben andere Menschen auf Ihre Abtreibung reagiert?

Nobody knew. Just one friend.

Daniela

yo aborte y no me siento culpable.

JJ

Ich bin froh über die Entscheidung

Kendra

I had my first abortion. The experience was very difficult. I went back and…

Paola XD

Yo aborté en Chile, donde es ilegal. Tengo 29 años. Lo hice con medicamentos, a…

Daniela

Yo aborté y es la mejor decisión que pude haber tomado.

Esperanza

El adiós más difícil.

Karolina

Miałam aborcję

Mariela

Aunque me cueste decirlo, yo aborté

Flor de Luna

Piloto automático, pero no me arrepiento

Emi

Fiz um aborto porque adoro crianças e acredito que só podemos deixar um…

Laura

I had a surgical abortion at Planned Parenthood in Beacon, NY at 4 weeks.

Sol Sila

No era el momento