Rachael

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2003 United States

Almost ten years later and I still have incredibly conflicting emotions. I am at peace with my decision and find comfort within my personal faith that I made the right choice. But I was born and raised in the South so I will always have those voices in the back of my head saying "You are a bad person!". Mostly though I think about women where abortion is illegal. I'm so grateful that my conflict over this was a moral one, not a legal one, and I think that's how it should always be!

It's was as supportive and non-traumatic as they could make it. Actually, the doctor that delivered me as a child was the doctor who did the procedure. It made me trust him immediately because my mom had always loved him and she told me he had been an advocate for a woman's right to choose since before it was legal.

I am bi-polar and have been on medications for that since I was 14. I became sexually active at 16 and it wasn't until I was 21 and became pregnant, that I found out how dangerous those medications are to become pregnant on. I was told that I most likely would miscarry and if I didn't the child would live a short, miserable life. I had no health insurance and it was a decision I never should have had to make.

How did other people react to your abortion?

I told no one other than close family and friends so they were supportive but I feel like it's thought of as a 'secret' that no one talks about.

Juliette

j´ai avorté.

Vivian

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

Lucy Bennett

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Rednwhite

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Nonaka

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Amazomas

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Carolina Posso

I had an abortion porque me sentía sola, sentía que todo el mundo se iba a…

Mollie

Despite the intense feelings I've had since, I know it was the right thing to…

Camila

E foi uma das decisões mais difíceis da minha vida .
Oi meninas,eu tenho 26 anos…

Sara

Tome la decisión ya que anteriormente (a los 15 años) ya había tenido un…

Angela

Pregnancy and abortion - what a trip.

luz

getting thru the pain.

Lisa

I always thought I cannot be pregnant, as I was diagnosed with primal…

P

...Lo quería pero no podía

Abree

Medical abortion at 9wks 5days

Mariana C

Estava grávida de 08 semanas e não sabia!

Tiffany

I am still healing from my decision - it really is a wide range of emotions.

Liz

I cry. Going into the decision I was strong and certain that I wanted to have…

Meaghan

I want to change the world.