Hattie Ladd

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I have had two abortions. The first one was when I was 20 and the second when I was 22, and both times I was around 7 weeks pregnant. I didn't want to have children, I was too young. Though it wasn't an easy thing to go through and it caused me a lot of upset, I've never regretted it. My heart goes out to all those who aren't permitted to make that choice as easily as I could.

2012 United Kingdom

I want to add that both times I was pregnant I felt like this thing was taking over my body that I didn't want it there - this heaviness in my belly that was leading to one certain, inevitable thing - a baby - and my body was screaming out to make it stop. During the days that I waited for an abortion I felt trapped and unhappy. In the future when I do make the decision to have children, I want to feel joyful that I'm pregnant, and that I choose to have child freely, safely and happily.

The first abortion I had was surgical and it was awful. As I was going under general anaesthetic the doctors were laughing and joking about, one was trying on a silly hat and shooting something into the bin like a game..it was weird and surreal and there was nothing I could do about it because a few seconds later I was conked out. I woke up in a room of girls and women, some crying, either with pain or anguish. I wanted to go and see my boyfriend who was waiting downstairs but I wasn't allowed, then got taken from waiting room to waiting room till I had calmed down from the experience, and came out feeling numb. I felt like I wasn't allowed to deal with the emotions I was feeling, and it made them a lot harder to come to terms with. The second abortion I had was a medical abortion. I took some pills, and basically had a big period whilst taking a few painkillers. I was safe and comfortable at home.

How did other people react to your abortion?

Friends are totally fine about it, my mum was supportive and caring but I haven't spoken to the rest of my family about it. My boyfriend at the time felt confused and I think he wanted to feel like the decision was his as well, so he felt upset that I had made up my mind without him.

Pam Map

Yo lo hice no me arrepiento para nada y agradezco a este sitio por haberme…

Maleja

Yo aborté.

Estefanía

Si se lo pudiera decir a alguien sin que me juzgue no me sentiría así

Charlie

An abortion in an abusive relationship

Abree

Medical abortion at 9wks 5days

Dolores Feffer

I had two.

No woman should ever have to justify a dessicion on her own body.

Ana Monteiro

Primeiramente, gostaria de dizer para você que procura por esses depoimentos

takaja

zrobiłabym to jeszcze raz

Aguaperdida Pam

Fue una decisión muy difícil pero estoy segura de que fue la mejor.
Un embarazo

Paloma

Decidida, sin culpa ni arrepentimiento, soy fiel a mi misma.

Ididit

Miałam aborcję wykonaną farmakologicznymi środkami otrzymanymi od Fundacji…

Magui

La mejor decisión

Emily

It isn't and shouldn't be as taboo as it is made out to be.

Alice

Bom, há algumas semanas eu já vinha desconfiando de uma gravidez, embora não…

Bee

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

Amanda

E não me arrependo, não se culpe por isso
Você é dona de si.
Eu sou bem jovem

Agnieszka

Miałam aborcję - nie żałuję