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.

Mollie

Despite the intense feelings I've had since, I know it was the right thing to…

Miriam

The 10 weeks I was pregnant were the happiest weeks of my life. My husband

Gaby

No me arrepiento

Charlotte Sigler

I had an abortion

Tannicola Nkata

I was brutally rapped during my time of imprisonment in my native country. I…

JJ

Ich bin froh über die Entscheidung

Anne

I knew exactly what I wanted and needed- to be there for my kids, to find a job

Phoebe

I didn't want to do it, but it is my worst fear to bring another child into the…

julie

My life became changed

Luana Oliveira Jacob

Fiz um aborto - E me senti aliviada.Cada dia que me deito para dormir, fico…

Daniela

My perception of so many things changed a lot with this experience and realised…

Catherine

I had an abortion when I needed it, hassle-free, legal, medically safe, and…

Louise Harper

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

Kah

Decisões difíceis exigem coragem.

Katie

Nie klasyczna wpadka. Brane pigulki nie zadzialaly. Za duzy miks z innymi…

Patricia Bronstein

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

Pippa

I had 2 abortiona in the space of a year...

was 20 nearrly 21 i hadnt had a…

Sol

Macierzyństwo nie jest dla każdego

Mam już 30 lat, męża, stabilną sytuację…

J D

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