Emma

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I got pregnant the first time I had sex. I was just 18 and knew nothing. I was desperately in love with the father, who was older than me. I knew we should be using a condom, I even said that to him the night I lost my virginity, but he still had sex with me without one.
He also had a fiancée. I thought he would leave her for me, I was stupid and believed every word he said.

I just knew I couldn’t have a baby, I was barely an adult myself and I was scared. I made up my mind I had to have an abortion, it was my only option.

After I had the procedure I felt relief. Then when I got back home the father rang me and told me it was over between us. It shattered me. He had a baby with his fiancée a year later.

Twenty years on and I still feel regret about my decision. I feel as though it may have been my only chance to have a child and the whole experience has really fucked me up.

Of course when I consider the situation I think I made the right choice but it doesn’t make the pain any less.

2000 Australia

The awful thing is your feelings can change as you get older. I never thought I would feel so sad about having an abortion when I was so convinced it was the right thing to do when I was young.

I was scared as hell and thought I may actually die. I realise now I must have been in severe shock. All I remember was walking down a dark corridor into a surgical room, then I remember lying down with my legs in stirrups, counting back from ten. Then I woke up and some nurse was checking a pad between my legs to see how bad the bleeding was. It is literally like a nightmare that happened to someone else.

I wanted to go to University

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

No.

How did other people react to your abortion?

My family was very supportive.

Evelyn

Un ángel que me guía.

Chinchulina

I come from a country where abortion is legal but due to my personal…

Camila Gray

I had an abortion,im having my abortion.

Lu

Y aunque todos los días piense que podría haber sido, fue la mejor decisión…

Laura

Strength & Solidarity

Tina

I had an abortion when I was 15 years old. After my abortion, I went to college

An

Stosowałam pigułki i nie zwróciłam uwagi na to, że problemy żołądkowe mogły…

Jess

I was let down by birth control and had two abortions. During my second…

Mari

Fiz a melhor escolha.

Isa

Tenho 28 anos, namoro a 2 anos. Sou do interior.
Duas semanas atrás descobri que…

Rednwhite

Most difficult choice I’ve ever made

Iolanda

Ser solidária com quem abortou e defender a descriminalização jamais me fez…

Ale

Muy difícil decisión

poo

나는 임신중절을 했다

Bobbie

The first time I was too young the next I was old enough to know I had no right…

Zuzanna

Chciałabym opisać moją historię, która zakończyła się dokładnie trzy dni temu.

Jos

Era lo mejor

AR

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