Madeleine

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2010 Netherlands

Ik heb nooit getwijfeld aan mijn keuze. Wel was de ingreep heftig, en onderschatte ik de emotionele gevolgen erna, waar ik weinig tot geen begeleiding of hulp bij kreeg.

Vervelend, pijnlijk en alsof er een indringer was. Achteraf begrijp ik pas dat een abortus met pillen mogelijk was want ik was pas 4 weken zwanger. Dat had ik in mijn eigen huis met mijn toenmalige vriend erbij. Het contact met de arts en zijn personeel was niet prettig - alsof ik gefaald had omdat ik daar lag.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

Omdat mijn abortus legaal was voelde het alsof dit net zo onderdeel was van de zorg als een bezoek aan de tandarts.

Sabine Ryan

It's not as bad as you think. Please read my story!

H

I had two abortions by the time I was 23 and a third when I was 29. All…

Suzanne

I had an abortion

J D

My now husband and I got pregnant the first time we slept together. We were…

Ella

I was so scared but it was right and I know deep in my heart now.

Morrigan

I don't regret it. It was one of the wisest decisions I ever made in my life. I'…

Tanya

I was not in a stable relationship and was already raising a daughter on my own.

Lucyna L

I had an abortion

Sara

Siedziałam przed psychiatrą, opowiadając jej wydarzenia sprzed ostatnich…

A alexandra

Mi futuro, mi familia

Rike

It was a birthday

Natasha

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

Anne Jellinek

I had two abortions in my life: one when I was 21 and newly married and one 8…

Nonaka

A exatamente um mês atrás realizei o aborto, sou residente do Japão, apesar de…

Liz Price

I had an abortion

Patricia Bronstein

I was married and had known since an early age that I did not want to be a…

EV

I had an abortion and I do not regret my choice. It is very important to me to…