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2002 Netherlands (born in Portugal)

I felt stupid for getting pregnant, guilty and irresponsible for not being more carefull with my body. I felt ashamed that something like that happened to me, because I'm not a teenager anymore and know how to not get pregnant. I felt afraid that I would damage my body, that it would hurt, but I was sure I didn't want to have a baby at that time and with that boyfriend.

It's was nothing special. No pain, no trauma, just a choice, just a medical procedure.

I would be unhappy, the child would be unhappy, my boyfriend would be unhappy.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

Yes. It's much easier to make a decision when you know that you can get the right support and help for your choice.

How did other people react to your abortion?

Abortion is illegal in Portugal.

Beth

No estaba 10% segura pero lo hice,
Yo aborte.

Sylvie Shene

A Life-Saving Experience

lena0101

żaden powód do dumy, że wpadłam, ale że sie zdecydowałąm na aborcję, to jestem…

Andreita

yo aborte

Joanna

Odzyskałam Moc:)

qbAnchic

This will be my 5th abortion today. This is the first time I've do e it with…

Sarah Brown Sara

A pesar de que tengo la edad suficiente y una pareja estable y en planes de…

Yukino

Yo aborte

María

Mirar hacia adelante.

Sara

"#AbortoLegalYa" era tendencia número uno en redes mientras yo lo hacía…

Anonimowa

Dokonałam tego co jest zakazane w tym kraju. Nie czuję się winna.

Ana Lu

e vida nova pela frente...

Imgoingtobeokay

It's 2:25AM as I write this. I had two pills of misoprostol at 11PM. Been…

Lilian Godfrey

I had an abortion twice this year. One was around August, and the second today…

Emilamontreal

J'ai avorté suite à ma grossesse arrêtée à 8 semaines

Daniela

My perception of so many things changed a lot with this experience and realised…

Francis

Una decisión consciente de vida

luz

getting thru the pain.

Urszula

Po porodzie miałam postanowienie, wiecej dzieci nie chcę, mój ginekolog dobrze…