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Aborté y no me arrepiento. I do not regret my abortion.

2011 Ecuador

la ilegalidad y una sociedad que juzga, reprime y criminaliza la decisión de elegir, provoca inseguridad, miedo y demasiadas dudas (que no apuntan a lo que como ser humano, mujer, individuo, en realidad quieres o no). Un aborto no es planeado ni algo a lo que aspiras, pero tampoco debe ser motivo de culpa, vergüenza o castigo. Una mujer decidida y libre es feliz, siendo madre o no. In a country that is illegal and with a society that judges, punishes and criminalizes the decision to choose, cause insecurity, fear, and too many doubts (that are not related to what a human being/woman wants or doesn't want to). An abortion is not planned or something to aspire for, but it shouldn't be a cause of guilt, shame or punishment. A free and determined woman is happy, being a mother or not.

Estaba totalmente convencida de practicarme el aborto y me había informado, así que tome algunos analgésicos y no fue más doloroso que un cólico menstrual. Después me sentí aliviada, tranquila. I was totally convinced to get an abortion and I was very well informed, so I took some painkillers and it wasn't more painful than menstrual cramps. Then I felt relieved.

no quería ser madre (no sé si algún día quiera tener hij@s), no tenía una pareja estable, no quería continuar un embarazo no deseado. I didn't want to be mother (actually, I don't know if I ever want to have children), I wasn't in a stable relationship, I didn't want to continue an unwanted pregnancy

Hat die Illegalität Ihres Schwangerschaftsabbruchs Ihre Gefühle beeinflusst?

Por supuesto, en mi país por ser ilegal fue difícil y peligroso (riesgo en mi salud y de ir a la cárcel). Estaba asustada. Of course, in my country is illegal, so it was difficult and dangerous (risk in my health and going to jail). I was scared.

Deborah

I had an abortion I’m not mad about all the soul-baring on the internet, but I…

Paula Paula

Miałam aborcję... to była trudna decyzja, nigdy nie zapomnę...

T

I'm still going through it but I'm getting better everyday

Gemma

The best decision for me.

Lauren Jackson

I got pregnant while in college in Tennessee in 1976 and had an illegal…

Pam Map

Yo lo hice no me arrepiento para nada y agradezco a este sitio por haberme…

Naad

I had an abortion when I was 23 years old

Machilla

“I had an abortion” will appear automatically, but please feel free to change…

Julia

Uratowałam sobie życie

Tina

I had an abortion when I was 15 years old. After my abortion, I went to college

Nthati

It was a difficult but necessary choice to have made.

Canela

Me hice un aborto porque no quería ser madre en ese momento.

MS

ABORTAR ESTÁ BIEN

Rosa

Yo aborte

Nami Tibbers

Não vi outra opção. Então tomei coragem e optei por um aborto.