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.

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I had a 'NO SHAME' abortion

Allison

My abortion was 100% my choice.

Camila

E foi uma das decisões mais difíceis da minha vida .
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Maja

Usunęłam ciąże i na razie nie żałuję.

T

I'm still going through it but I'm getting better everyday

Letícia

Terça, 08 de agosto de 2017, 8:00 h.
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EV

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Julia

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Bia

E no começo me arrependi mas vi que seria a melhor opção, e escrevendo meu…

Abril Violeta

cuando tenía 24 años, recién terminaba la licenciatura, estaba desempleada, en…

Marcella

Aos 18 anos tive minha primeira experiência com meu namorado,Como tdo…

K

I was extremely lucky to find a safe place for my abortion.

Dana Bronte

Muerte de un ángel.

Tigrunia kinga

Dowiadujac sie że jestem w ciaży po raz drugi doznałam szoku odrazu naszła mie…

Leah

I was twenty years old, terrified, and completely alone.

Natalia M

Yo aborté, y no me arrepiento.