CJ Koivuniemi

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I had an abortion. I was twenty years old and living in Ireland, a country known for its stance in abortion rights. At the time I was a product of my Catholic conservative upbringing, and I was not a supporter of abortion rights, to say the least. But when I took a pregnancy test, I knew I couldn't have a child in my current situation. I hadn't finished University, I had no money, I didn't have any help for a pregnancy and childbirth and rearing a child. I had an abortion through Women On Web four years ago and I finally feel like I can tell my story. It's been more than four years and having the power and autonomy to end a pregnancy and continue my individual life has continued to improve my life. I have a career, a partner, and things in my life that an unwanted pregnancy and child would have barred me from. I advocate for abortion rights because it's personal.

2014 Ireland

Painful but fortunately, no complications.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

Yes. I felt trapped and lost, like there was no way out and death was the only option.

How did other people react to your abortion?

My family doesn't know because if they knew, they would never speak to me again. My partner is supportive and validates how alone I felt. My therapist validates and listens and offers support and healing. No one else knows.

Delia

I had an abortion and it changed my life, for better and for worse.

kathy

No me sentía lista

serenity

DECISIONES!!

Luciana

Hace exactamente 1 año y dos meses. Arranque el 2017 con todo. Supe el día que…

baby t

i had 2 abortions first 1 when i was 16 i knew i was ready to have a child or…

Camila

Yo aborté los miedos, la pena, el vacío y el amor.

Dominika

Historia jest dosyć banalna i podejrzewam, że nie ja jedna zaszłam w taki…

Vivian

I had an abortion 6 months ago.My boyfriend and I were not ready to have a baby.

Bruna

Se fosse legalizado, sofreria menos. Seria diferente

Javi

La historia, tal cual, detrás mi aborto

Baby

Nunca me senti tão sozinha!

deja la vida volar

decidí escribir mi experiencia en detalle ya que en mi país el aborto es…

Ania Kijawska

Mam dziecko, dom, męża zdecydowałam się na aborcję.

AMANDA QUEIROZ

Eu e meu noivo estamos há 03 anos juntos e temos muitos planos. Comprar nossa…

mimi

mi aborto. siempre te voy a recordar pequeña semillita