Laura

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Strength & Solidarity

2016 Ireland

I felt afraid before, afraid what it would feel like and if something went wrong what would happen, but I also felt strong and determined and today I feel happy, grateful, proud of who I was and amazed by the amazing women on web supporting fellow women, and all women out there who struggle and succeed despite the odds,

I am so grateful to Womenonweb.org, without their help, my life would look very different right now. I realised I was pregnant, whilst abortion was still illegal in Ireland, I was in an abusive relationship, coercive control etc and had I not made the decision to contact women on web.org & been helped by them so well, every step of the way, I would have a very different life right now. I am lucky in that the abortion itself for me, was painless, nothing more of a heavy period, I was scared first but everything was okay. I am also lucky that I never regretted my decision, I seen a Mum and her baby in the park a few weeks later and remember feeling affirmed that that was not something I was ready for, at that point in my life, and I am lucky I have been able to leave my abuser and lucky I do not have his child as I would therefore never fully be free, I can't express enough solidarity and strength to all women out there, you will be okay, I hope you have some support, I thank women on web for the support they provided & their communication, thank you, you helped me to make the right decision for me, which could have impacted my life forever

age, stress in life, mental health, lack of security and support in life, abusive partner

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

no, other then fear of repurcussion/access to medical care/inability to be honest with my local gp etc

How did other people react to your abortion?

supportive

Rocio Beron

Tome mi decisión y estoy mejor haciendo lo que quiero y siento!!

Issabela

Doloroso pero libre

Micaela Mica

Debo decir que no me senti ni culpable ni arrepentida en ningún momento al…

F. B

Vivi 2 meses em um pesadelo

Val

Am I a horrible person

L

No quise ser madre a la fuerza

Andrea

Cuando tenia 19 años, "me enamore" de un tipo casado, quede embarazada y el lo…

Julia

W momencie kiedy dowiedziałam się ze jestem w ciąży nie wiedziałam co robić.

carmilla

J'ai avorté quand j'avais 18 ans. Je ne le regrette pas, je suis fière d'avoir…

Guid

Não me arrependo!

Maria

Sou dona de mim.

Dominika

Historia jest dosyć banalna i podejrzewam, że nie ja jedna zaszłam w taki…

Kojika

Jestem w stałym związku od 7lat. Mam kochającego mężczyznę i mała córeczkę.

María

Aborté y no me arrepiento. I do not regret my abortion.

Maca

Tuve suerte...

deja la vida volar

decidí escribir mi experiencia en detalle ya que en mi país el aborto es…

Jess

I had two...it was not a hard decision, and I'm glad I did it. Now, I'm a…