Susie

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I'M NOT SORRY.

2006 United States

I had anabortion in 2006. I was a 190 pound athlete using the patch as my birth control method. The Patch had recently been put on the market in 2005. The producers did not know that the patch was less effective for heavier women. My fiance and I found ourselves in a situation that we were unable to remedy: I was in school, he was working to support both of us and we just did not have the means to begin a family. The abortion itself was uncomfortable but it was not painful. The staff were professional, kind, and compassionate. It was uncomfortable and it felt like heavy menstrual cramping, but it was not a horrible process. The staff made absolutely sure that the abortion was what *I* wanted. It made me feel like I could speak for myself. I did not "grieve" for my pregnancy and I experienced no long term side effects despite many peoples' efforts to make abortions sound like a "dangerous" and harmful procedure. I am living proof. I am not ashamed of my abortion. I am not sorry.

How did other people react to your abortion?

I haven't told many people that I had an abortion, but most of my friends were very respectful and supportive. My parents would have been angry and disappointed in me as they are very conservative.

Jaq

I was 21, and nowhere near ready or willing to carry and birth a child because…

Elena

No fue tan terrible.

Charlotte Sigler

I had an abortion

Bee

I felt very guilty but relieved . I was way too young to be a mother.

Renata

Calma, eu sei seu desespero. VAI DAR TUDO CERTO! #FORÇA

Allison

My abortion was 100% my choice.

E. Souza

Espero que ajude outras mulheres, pois assim como eu, no desespero, procurei…

Grace Grace

Y no existe arrepentimiento.

Bobbie

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

Ana

Fiz um aborto e não me arrependo. O meu desejo é que todas as mulheres tenham…

An

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

Samanta

Uma escolha difícil.

Priscila

Há 5 anos atrás fiz um aborto,e hoje vejo claramente que foi a melhor escolha e…

Sapphire

I had an abortion and it was worth it, absolutely no regrets.

A alexandra

Mi futuro, mi familia

SD

I had an abortion. It was in October of 2008, when I was 21. The guy I was…

laura micaela

Yoo aborte fue complicado porque pense q no iva a conseguir las medicinas, pero…