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2018 Germany

After the abortion I was just relived and I felt empowered - it was about my life. Before the abortion I was very afraid, I felt irresponsible, a little stuipid and trapped. The latter was the worst.

The abortion itself was physically very painful for me, but that didn't matter at all (giving birth is probably worse). However, the entire process with obligatory consulation was awful. Although in Germany the law requires, that the obligatory consulation has to be objective, my consultant was a strict Christian who tried to convince me and my partner to have a baby. She was manipulative and had a very strange image of women in general. Although the clinic staff was not as extreme as her, they were very disrespectful. The entire process was really bad for me and I cried a lot - not because of the abortion, but because of the people and how they dealt with me.

I generally do not plan to have kids, being a mother is not for me

How did other people react to your abortion?

I didn't tell my family, since they are very conservative. However, all my friends at least accepted it, although some of them were a little shocked. I was very open about it, because even in Germany I feel that there is a huge stigma about it. Although I am a defender of radical reproductive justice, I felt affected by that stigma, so I told my friends only AFTER the abortion.

Ania Kijawska

Mam dziecko, dom, męża zdecydowałam się na aborcję.

Sara Barretos

Descobri a gravidez com 4 semanas, a camisinha estourou e tomei a pílula do dia…

Jessica

No estaba lista para ser madre, no se si algún día lo estaré.

Yvonne

My abortion was what needed to be done at that time. Deep down me I know I…

Nthati

It was a difficult but necessary choice to have made.

Fran

YO DECIDÍ

Jen

I had an abortion and I'm so pleased that I had that option. I was only 18…

Zuzanna

Chciałabym opisać moją historię, która zakończyła się dokładnie trzy dni temu.

GabiD

Voltei a ser livre!!

Brenda

Having an abortion was the right thing for my family.

Constanza

Aborto seguro, entorno amoroso

Charlotte Sigler

I had an abortion

Julia

Y fue lo mejor

Marcella

Aos 18 anos tive minha primeira experiência com meu namorado,Como tdo…

Irina

Cuando miro para atrás, más se afirma la certeza de que hice lo correcto.

kate swanson

I didn't intend it to, but safe, legal abortion played a huge part in my family…

Brenda

Having an abortion was the right thing for my family.