Anne

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I knew exactly what I wanted and needed- to be there for my kids, to find a job, to get settled in the new city. Not to have a third child.
It is mandatory in Germany to have a counseling before I could even go to a doctor. It was a very disturbing experience, the person trying to talk me into continuing the pregnancy. Then I struggled to find a doctor tp provide the abortion, run out of time to do it with pills. The doctors and nurses at the private (and expensive) clinic I finally found were treating me like shit, making me listen to the heartbeat against after I had asked them no to etc.
This made me realize what a long way we have to go. Experiencing the partriarchy on/at my own body was a surreal experience. Today I accompany friends and strangers in their abortions to make sure they are safe.

2018 Germany

the medical procedure is very easy and quick. the way how I was treated was the problem.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

well it is still illegal here but not persecuted if you do the mandatory counseling and have it before 12 weeks. I could do it in a clinic which is a major privilege but the way how I was treated and how difficult I found the access to be showed very clear that the public opinion and the very fact that it is officially still considered a crime does play a big role.

How did other people react to your abortion?

once I started to share and speak up about my experience, more and more people shared their stories as well. I ended up going on stage and talking about it in a play. reactions from friends and family were positive. my mum told me she had an abortion too when she was my age, had to travel to a different country in the 70s because it was not possible here then.

Xara

I had Three Abortions.

Valéria

Espero que minha experiência possa ajudar quem vai passar pela mesma situação

Yaya

Elegí no ser madre

Lindsay Millett

I had an abortion

Ilis

Aliviada y triste pero no arrepentida

Agos Tina

Oxaprost / 7 semanas

Beth Smith

I was with my parter for three and a half years when i fell pregnant. I was…

Ania Kijawska

Mam dziecko, dom, męża zdecydowałam się na aborcję.

Claudia Aviles

i had an abortion, and 10 years later i became a mother. you have the right to…

Julieta Iovaldi Curutchet

Decidí desde el principio no compartir esa experiencia con la pareja de ese…

Lise

I had an abortion and I don't regret it. It was a hard decision but one I knew…

Warrior

Sinceramente eu não imaginei que passaria por isso esse ano. Mas sabia que um…

Ayshy

Aborto cytotec 5 semanas

Bel

Tak, miałam aborcję

Grace Grace

Y no existe arrepentimiento.

Fernanda

Yo aborté y soy una chica libre

Magdalena Kozakiewicz

I had an abortion

Melina

Yo aborte con oxaprost

Mayra

Yo aborté a las 7 semanas y fue la mejor decisión.

Canela

Me hice un aborto porque no quería ser madre en ese momento.