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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.

Zoe

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Aguacate

Como abortar en una ciudad donde es penalizado el aborto las primeras semanas.

Marta M.

Dokonałam aborcji

Lorena Lore

Yo aborte con 5 semanas de gestacion !! No ago responsable a nadie yo me ago…

Lagard

Never had I thought I would go down this road someday

Bab

J'ai arrêté un processus de vie

Miih Be

Dia 9 de Setembro de 2019 tive relação sexual desprotegida com meu noivo, ele…

kate swanson

I didn't intend it to, but safe, legal abortion played a huge part in my family…

Luna

Fiz um aborto - E foi a melhor decisão que eu podia ter tomado para a minha…

Rike

It was a birthday

magdalena

Miałam aborcje. Dzięki pomocy i wyrozumiałości women on web uda mi się to.

amelia belle

ini pengalaman pertama saya setelah 24 tahun hidup di dunia sebagai seorang…

mery elizabeth

tomando la decisión de mi vida

Julia

Postanowiłam się podzielić swoją historią, ponieważ gdy szukałam informacji na…

María

Mirar hacia adelante.

Bryann Turner

It was the right decision for me at this time.

Anon

I had an abortion at 15...and my life is still going well

Meri

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

Louise Harper

I have had two abortions. One at the age of 22 which I paid privately for at 9…

Lucille 2

I had an abortion. I got pregnant from a brief relationship and very…