Patricia Bronstein

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I was married and had known since an early age that I did not want to be a mother. We were using birth control, but this time it did not work. I was lucky that abortion was legal then. I went to a clinic in Manhattan. This was in about 1977. My husband was away and I never told him.

1977 United States

Fine. Not too painful.

How did other people react to your abortion?

My sister gave me a party that night, many of my friends attended and were all supportive

Ary

Yo he abortado 4 veces.

Anna Cavalcante

Olá, o meu nome é Anna, eu fiquei grávida aos 18 anos, e devido à minha idade

Frances

Feeling like myself again

M. .

Fiz um aborto e me sinto aliviada. Agradeço muito a toda a equipe do Women on…

Vicky

I had an abortion

Ana Costa

Fiz o aborto com 7 semanas

Nthati

It was a difficult but necessary choice to have made.

Abril Violeta

cuando tenía 24 años, recién terminaba la licenciatura, estaba desempleada, en…

Yasmin Silva

Enfim, vou contar minha história com muita paz no meu coração e na minha vida.

Julia

Y fue lo mejor

Petal

I had an abortion only a few months ago. I'm 30, a praticing Christian, a…

CJ Koivuniemi

I had an abortion. I was twenty years old and living in Ireland, a country…

YoungWoman from India

This website gave me the confidence that I could do it. It gave me all the…

Ronnie

because the time just wasn't right for me.

y.enedi

yo decidi un aborto,

Daniela Moraes

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

Olivia

J'ai avorté et je me sens très bien

Andrea

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

Rachelle

I have had 3 abortions, one clinical, 2 medical. I do not regret those…

Morgana