Lauren Jackson

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I got pregnant while in college in Tennessee in 1976 and had an illegal abortion because it was illegal to have one. The pill was not available during this time.

1978 United States

I got my college degree, enjoyed a successful career, got married when the time was right, had 2 fabulous children and am going to be a grandmother soon. Now at 60 years old, I have had an extremely happy life, still married for 36 years to my best friend, and never, ever, looked back at the decision I made and thought it was the wrong thing to do. I sincerely believe that women who face an unplanned pregnancy who make the choice to end it knows it was (or is) the best thing to do at that particular time in their lives. The men who get these women pregnant then know that it was terminated never seem to be haunted by this so why should women be the only ones carry any afterthoughts?

I have NEVER FORGOTTEN the vacuum abortion without anesthesia/pain medications even though I am now 60 years old. I shudder at the memory even as I write this now. I have been an abortion rights advocate ever since.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

Not at all...laws made mostly by men who almost never take responsibility after each time they have sex with a woman and walk away...are meant to be ignored.

How did other people react to your abortion?

My college roommates were totally understanding and supportive. I could not tell my parents/siblings or neighbors back home because they would never understand that having a baby at 19 years old would have ruined my life...completely.

María

Aborté y no me arrepiento. I do not regret my abortion.

Aysella

Abortions are not fun !

Nahir

Hice lo mejor que pude.

Pam

No había otra opción.

P

...Lo quería pero no podía

keira

Chcę mieć kontrolę. Zrobiłam to i NIE ŻAŁUJĘ.

Wzięłam pierwszą tabletkę, czułam…

Magda

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

Kamila

Ożyłam

Riki

We're not monsters!

Manuella Silva

Grávida aos 18.


Olá. Vim contar pra voces minha experiencia com aborto.
Eu ficava…

Wer

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

Maleja

Yo aborté.

noha

y la verdad para mi fue un alivio, esto comenzó un el mismo dia que decidi…

Katarina

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

Mickey

I was 22 turning 23 when I found out I was 4 weeks pregnant. The father and I…

Paloma

tenemos derecho a decidir, a no ser juzgadas!!! nosotras también tenemos…

Francis

Una decisión consciente de vida

Gisele

Olá garotas, em primeiro lugar, se acalmem. TUDO se resolve, é só ter paciência

Nichelly T. V. Da Silva

Quando descobri que estava grávida, foi com um teste de farmácia. Minha…