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I knew I was pregnant as soon as I was around two weeks. I had never been pregnant before, but I knew. My body felt.. different. My period had just ended a week and a half prior, so it was not by judgement of my period being missed. I told my boyfriend of over two years that I thought I was. Unfortunately, he did not believe me and instead thought I was playing some sick joke on him. I became worried and waited. (I do NOT do well with limbo.) I waited for my period to come around and it did not. I decided to go to the grocery store and buy two pregnancy tests. I took the first test at 9:00 p.m. It came back positive. I took it out to him while he was unloading groceries and we cried together for a bit. I knew the decision I had to make, as did he. We both agreed on abortion, the medicinal way. I called Planned Parenthood and they were extremely helpful. I was only 5 weeks by this time, and was not far enough to go in for an abortion. I was told to wait another two weeks, and go in for an appointment. The wait was long and the morning sickness was TERRIBLE. I puked all the time and my breasts were super sore. I even gained a cup size from the swelling. Fortunately, I had my boyfriend by my side the entire time. At the clinic, they made the process smooth. Although it was lengthy, and I did pass out from not having anything in my stomach; it was easy. They explained everything to me and I went on my way. Nervous is probably the best way to describe the way I felt. I am comfortable with my choice.

2014 United States

Just fine.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

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How did other people react to your abortion?

My mother and mother-in-law were sad.

Génesis

Hola. Esta es mi experiencia.
Tengo 17 años actualmente, no soy virgen pero…

H

I had two abortions by the time I was 23 and a third when I was 29. All…

Maria Madalena

Fiz um aborto e me sinto muito, muito aliviada!!!

Chispi

¿decisión o "me hice a la idea"?

Deborah

I had an abortion I’m not mad about all the soul-baring on the internet, but I…

Adhi

Saya masih duduk di kelas 3 SMA saat melakukan aborsi. Saya sudah pacaran…

ech echhhhhh

Aborcji dokonałam całkiem niedawno, ledwo miesiąc temu. Mam 19 lat i mieszkam w…

Daniela Moraes

É fácil defender o aborto das outras. Difícil é decidir quando a gente precisa…

Angel

Nunca me senti tão sozinha

Meg

My abortion was NOT THAT PAINFUL. Don't believe in the horror stories!

Naii C

Era apenas uma menina de 16 anos, não usava anticoncepcional mantinha relação…

Vanessa Behrens

Decisión personal

Lili

I interrupted my early pregnancy

Patricia Bronstein

I was married and had known since an early age that I did not want to be a…

Marie

I had an abortion. It's a choice I want available for every woman, for…

Jordan

The reviews were scary and I was afraid of what would happen when I took the…

YoungWoman from India

This website gave me the confidence that I could do it. It gave me all the…

Andy

Decidí sobre mi futuro.

Joanna

Odzyskałam Moc:)