Casey

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Medical abortion, 19 years old

2014 United States

Although it was probably the right choice to make for my future, I have felt very guilty about it and still cry about it months later. I keep seeing the little fingers in my mind and I just break down. I feel empty and seeing little kids sometimes makes me feel angry or sad. I'm not sure how to get over this. I could not continue my relationship with the would-be father because he did not feel the same sadness I felt and it made me so angry because I couldn't understand how not. Sometimes I get upset that nobody tried to convince me to not get the abortion, although I am not certain that would have changed anything.

It was pretty painful, especially the first day and I was very nauseated and bled for several weeks. At eight weeks pregnant, I almost missed the cutoff date to be able to have the medical procedure, I'm not sure if i could have gone through with the surgical one. I was fortunate to be able to do the process by myself instead with doctors I don't know, and also I consider myself lucky because I was able to see the baby after it passed and give the baby a final resting place of my choosing.

I chose to have an abortion because everyone seemed to think it was the best choice as I still have a lot of education to go and am not very well-off financially.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

Well it was legal so no.

How did other people react to your abortion?

Everyone I told thought that it was the "smartest choice" to make at that point in my life and they were very supportive.

Montse

"Un acto amoroso"

Silvia

Nunca arrepentida

Samanta

Uma escolha difícil.

Magui

La mejor decisión

Camila

E foi uma das decisões mais difíceis da minha vida .
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Alyssa

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Camila

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

Ka

O dono do meu corpo e do meu destino sou eu, e não a sociedade hipócrita e…

B.

Uma decisão que precisa ser feita rápida porém pensada

Aldana

Una decisión que se tiñe de lucha

Alexa

Ojala alguna vez me perdones... pero fue. La mejor decisión..

Luka

Hice lo mejor que pude, estando bajo toda la presión del mundo.

Macabéia

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