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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.

María

Jamás sabré si fue la mejor decisión, jamás lo podré conocer, pero en este…

Clarice

Sempre fui a favor do aborto, não por uma questão feminista, mas por acreditar…

Atenea

No eres la única. No estás sola. Transformalo en algo positivo para tu vida.

Serena

I had an abortion

Lisal M. C

It was a big decided that I made in my life. I had a complexity relationship…

Lili

I interrupted my early pregnancy

Esmeralda Esmralda

Por que lo hice es quizas por que nobera mi momentl consideraba era muy pequeña…

luz

getting thru the pain.

britta

Something that has carried with me ever since.

Pluma93

Fue una decisión de vida

Lora Fleming

I had 3 abortions and as a medical student, I helped preform several abortions…

Won’t be named Won’t be named

I had an abortion a week after my twenty second birthday, I was five and a half…

Lu

Unexpected feelings

Meri

The "choice" of medical termination is not accurate when it's used as a weapon…

Carolina

Tenía 19 años. Estaba en una relación. Al mes de ponernos de novios me contó…

Aleja12-09

Por siempre y para siempre en mi mente.

Lucy Bennett

I was almost 5 months pregnant and I had no idea. I had just turned 16 and me…

Rosa

Yo aborte