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2002 Netherlands (born in Portugal)

I felt stupid for getting pregnant, guilty and irresponsible for not being more carefull with my body. I felt ashamed that something like that happened to me, because I'm not a teenager anymore and know how to not get pregnant. I felt afraid that I would damage my body, that it would hurt, but I was sure I didn't want to have a baby at that time and with that boyfriend.

It's was nothing special. No pain, no trauma, just a choice, just a medical procedure.

I would be unhappy, the child would be unhappy, my boyfriend would be unhappy.

Did the illegality of your abortion affect your feelings?

Yes. It's much easier to make a decision when you know that you can get the right support and help for your choice.

How did other people react to your abortion?

Abortion is illegal in Portugal.

Martina Martina

Un acto irresponsable pero a la vez un sentimiento de alivio.

Agnieszka

Miałam aborcję - nie żałuję

Raquel Monterrey

I spoke with the spirit of my child before my abortion. That spirit who was…

Nami

porque mi situación económica era pésima, al igual que la de mi pareja, ninguno…

Emilamontreal

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

Maria Lopez

pensando en que dirán

Patricia Bronstein

I was married and had known since an early age that I did not want to be a…

Nichole Jeffers

Being allergic to latex I became pregnant multiple times before I was 20 having…

Macarena

Yo aborte , con oxapros en Buenos Aires tengo 24 años

Naii C

Era apenas uma menina de 16 anos, não usava anticoncepcional mantinha relação…

Laura

I had a surgical abortion at Planned Parenthood in Beacon, NY at 4 weeks.

F. B

Vivi 2 meses em um pesadelo

Lucy Smith

It was never going to be easy

Masha

This isn't my first abortion.... :'( My second one I am currently scheduled for.

Dina Wood

I had an abortion.It was illegal in the United States at the time, but I was…

I had an abortion..W słońcu ludzie wyglądają tak, jakby zasługiwali na to, aby…

Almma Crysta

Supe de mi embarazo el 19 de enero de 2018 por una ecografía transvaginal que…