CJ Koivuniemi

Share your story

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.

Isabelle

Bom, estou escrevendo aqui pois os relatos de vocês que me deram forças. Eu não…

Ania

Wczoraj dokonałam aborcji.
Odejście od męża, związanie się z nowym, wydawałoby…

Liz Hoffman

Passando pra deixar meu relato, pois sei que vai ajudar muitas mulheres que…

Daisy

Miałam aborcję. I nie jestem z tego dumna.
19 lutego 2020 roku zrobiłam test…

amelia belle

ini pengalaman pertama saya setelah 24 tahun hidup di dunia sebagai seorang…

P. C.

Fiz um aborto e senti vergonha de Deus, mas fiquei aliviada.

I had an abortion..W słońcu ludzie wyglądają tak, jakby zasługiwali na to, aby…

Rocio Rocio

14 semanas

Nastka

Spóźniał mi się tydzień okres, więc zrobiłam test wyszedł dodatnio, drugi i…

Belen

Mi experiencia con Oxaprost. 7 semanas.

Ididit

Miałam aborcję wykonaną farmakologicznymi środkami otrzymanymi od Fundacji…

Aby

I felt it was accapted to have an abortion

Katy Nunes

Meu corpo: minhas regras. Eu decido se e quando quero ter filho.

Ronnie

because the time just wasn't right for me.

Bruna Campos

Minha história é um pouco longa,mas vou procurar contar tudo detalhadamente…

Abril

Por un aborto libre, seguro y gratuito.

Esperanza

El adiós más difícil.

PatoPato Quire

Yo decidí por su libertad.

Anônimo

Gostaria de começar dizendo que deu tudo certo!
Quando realizei meu aborto…