Alex

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Never felt so relieved in my life. I owe everything to planned parenthood and to the woman who stand for women's rights every day.

2013 United States

I wish I could share with everyone my thoughts on the topic without being shunned and mistreated. I see people I'd consider close friends write negatively on the topic of abortion often and I just want to scream that I had one... and that I'm still the me they've always known and loved. I just want to be there to help women and support them in there decisions. You're not alone.

I was 19 and 5 weeks along, a broke college student with a boyfriend I had only been with 2 months, Still in a deep depression over the passing of my mother 10 months earlier and I wouldn't have survived without my abortion. The pregnancy had already made me so sick and drained.. mentally and physically. My partner and I got financial assistance from a support group that helped pay for abortions, they sent the money straight to the clinic. The nurses and staff at planned parenthood made me feel dignified and informed. I wasn't afraid and I was excited to do just get it over with and get back to my life. The process took a while, there was such a diverse group of women and couples in the clinic. It was strange sharing this experience with so many different people. The actual abortion itself was physically painful and the process afterwards (cramping,bleeding) was also painful. Immediately afterwards I felt a rush of relief. By the next day my morning sickness was gone and I was finally feeling like ME. Two years later and my boyfriend and I are still together and 100% happy with our decision.

I was a child.. and I couldn't grow and raise one.

How did other people react to your abortion?

Only a few friends know, they were surprised but understanding. I wish I could shout it to the world without feeling like people would look at me differently. I hate having it be some secret.

Clarice

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

Sara

Siedziałam przed psychiatrą, opowiadając jej wydarzenia sprzed ostatnich…

Andrea

And it was just fine. I had just turned 20, and was living in a rented room in…

P. C.

Fiz um aborto e senti vergonha de Deus, mas fiquei aliviada.

Zosia

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alessandra

I had an abortion

Bia Li

Me encontro na cama deitada nesse momento, após ter passado um dia inteiro no…

Natasha

I had come off the contraceptive pill as it had me feeling un well, we thought…

Aguaperdida Pam

Fue una decisión muy difícil pero estoy segura de que fue la mejor.
Un embarazo

Jennifer

At the age of 15 I was told that I would likely never be able to get pregnant…

Daniela Moraes

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

Magda

Może jestem bez serca ale niczego nie żałuję. ja chyba nie nadaję się na matkę…

Joanna

Odzyskałam Moc:)

Katarina

w wieku 20 lat. Byłam za młoda, mam wielkie plany na przyszłość, nie chciałam…

Susie

I'M NOT SORRY.

Alice

This is how it went for me

Wer

Tomé la decisión correcta, tal vez no justa, pero correcta.

Ania Kijawska

Mam dziecko, dom, męża zdecydowałam się na aborcję.