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.

squaine123

Not in this alone

Tatá

Fiz um aborto com 8 semanas. Eu me envolvi com um colega de trabalho, por um…

noname

Miałam aborcję.

Andreza

Quando descobri que estava grávida eu já estava com um mês de gestação. A…

Bia

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

britta

Something that has carried with me ever since.

Canela

Me hice un aborto porque no quería ser madre en ese momento.

Sam

I was 21 years old. I actually had just stopped using Birth Control due to the…

Wer

Tomé la decisión correcta, tal vez no justa, pero correcta.

Naad

I had an abortion when I was 23 years old

Cristina Lima

Fiz um aborto.

Daisy

I had an abortion about seven years ago when I was 16. I was in an abusive…

Ana

Mis decisiones son las mejores porque son mías.

Maria

Maria

Andrea

It's your choice.