Casey

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Medical abortion, 19 years old

2014 United States

Although it was probably the right choice to make for my future, I have felt very guilty about it and still cry about it months later. I keep seeing the little fingers in my mind and I just break down. I feel empty and seeing little kids sometimes makes me feel angry or sad. I'm not sure how to get over this. I could not continue my relationship with the would-be father because he did not feel the same sadness I felt and it made me so angry because I couldn't understand how not. Sometimes I get upset that nobody tried to convince me to not get the abortion, although I am not certain that would have changed anything.

It was pretty painful, especially the first day and I was very nauseated and bled for several weeks. At eight weeks pregnant, I almost missed the cutoff date to be able to have the medical procedure, I'm not sure if i could have gone through with the surgical one. I was fortunate to be able to do the process by myself instead with doctors I don't know, and also I consider myself lucky because I was able to see the baby after it passed and give the baby a final resting place of my choosing.

I chose to have an abortion because everyone seemed to think it was the best choice as I still have a lot of education to go and am not very well-off financially.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

Well it was legal so no.

How did other people react to your abortion?

Everyone I told thought that it was the "smartest choice" to make at that point in my life and they were very supportive.

carolina

yo aborté y quiero contar mi experiencia...

Bryann Turner

It was the right decision for me at this time.

Mickey

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Lu

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

aileen

I have had two abortions

C. Ferreira

Pior dia da minha vida

Luka

Hice lo mejor que pude, estando bajo toda la presión del mundo.

Sun Flower

Me, and my guy friend had just found out I was pregnant, though he was super…

Kyky

Your Dreams Are Real, So Are Abortions.

Jennifer

Sin duda ha sido la decisión más difícil que he tomado en lo que llevo de vida

Pluma93

Fue una decisión de vida

Nara

Eu descobri a gravidez com 10 semanas,tomava Yasmin a 4 anos,assim que comecei…

Melanie

No era el momento ni la persona

Miih Be

Dia 9 de Setembro de 2019 tive relação sexual desprotegida com meu noivo, ele…

Jane

I had 2 abortions

Julia

Foi um pesadelo mas no final me senti mais aliviada

Emilamontreal

J'ai avorté suite à ma grossesse arrêtée à 8 semaines