Lucy Bennett

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I was almost 5 months pregnant and I had no idea. I had just turned 16 and me and my boyfriend decided to start having sex, we broke up as you do at 16, his explanation was I was too moody for him, I just thought he was a prick, I've allways had moods so nothing unusual there, I was on holiday when my mum started telling me I should get some bigger bra's, I just thought I haden't realised I was getting bigger boobs not anything to worry about, untill my mum started to realise i had put on weight, loads of weight, a few more weeks down the line and I was a dress size bigger, she told me she thinks I should take a test, i didn't think anything of it untill it said the result, in shock, I told the father, and he didn't belive me, i left him to it untill he came around and me and my mum went for a emergency scan the next morning, everyone telling me an abortion was the right thing to do, even the father was suggesting it, suggesting for me to get rid of my baby that's inside of me, I was getting so much grief, my step dad had nothing to do with it and so we knew my parents would break up in result if i didn't have an abortion, they don't think that's the reason but it is, so I had a surgical abortion and I hate myself for it, I'm 16, 3 months after the abortion, a month before my baby is supposed to be due and nothing, no friends to tell me it's okay because i couldn't explain to anyone, both of my parents thinking i'm absolutely fine, and my ex boyfriend. still no word from him, I rarely go out and when I do it's to work or college, I don't speak to anyone new, and I don't speak to boys, I pretend i've made friends to stop ny parents from going on and I overate to take my stress and anger away, I have nightmares and flashbacks very often that lead me to tears guilt and tiredness, I wish I didn't have this abortion, I wish I had a choice.

2014 Großbritannien

horrific, I hate myself for it.

guilt of what would happen to my family.

Hat die Illegalität Ihres Schwangerschaftsabbruchs Ihre Gefühle beeinflusst?

yes.

Wie haben andere Menschen auf Ihre Abtreibung reagiert?

No one really knew, a few hugs from family, week off school and then everyhting back to normal.

Maggie

Desculpa não te ter dado uma chance de sobreviveres, mas fiquei demasiado…

Cs

Porque la situación lo requería

Willem Velthoven

I had several abortions. And children too!

Chispi

¿decisión o "me hice a la idea"?

Natali

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

AS

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

Abbie

I had an abortion and don't regret it.

Caroline

Never had any regrets

Laura

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

JEREMY

I had an abortion on the 26/27 of september through medication it was…

Fabiola Moreno

I had an abortion when I was 16 years old.

carolina

Interrumpi mi embarazo de un mes y medio

chanel

I did it because as a female that is my right to control my body no man or…

Liz Roldan

Porque mi situación económica era bulnerable y tenia otro hijo de 5 años al…

Nonaka

A exatamente um mês atrás realizei o aborto, sou residente do Japão, apesar de…

Violet

la verdad nunca paso por mi mente que a mi me sucedería algo así, siempre pensé…

Samanta

Uma escolha difícil.