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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.

Claudia Aviles

i had an abortion, and 10 years later i became a mother. you have the right to…

KiciaKamcia

Nie wahajcie sie, jezeli czujecie ze musicie.. zrobcie to

Isabelle

Bom, estou escrevendo aqui pois os relatos de vocês que me deram forças. Eu não…

Weronika

Dzien w którym potwierdzila sie moja ciaza był jak wyrocznia... Mam dużo swoich…

josie

I had an abortion and now feel I have 10kgs off my shoulders alone, a little…

L

My abortions defined my life choices for decades

Maria Madalena

Fiz um aborto e me sinto muito, muito aliviada!!!

Jay

I had a medical abortion when i was 18 years old at 5 weeks pregnant. Yes, it…

Jaq

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

María

Jamás sabré si fue la mejor decisión, jamás lo podré conocer, pero en este…

keira

Chcę mieć kontrolę. Zrobiłam to i NIE ŻAŁUJĘ.

Wzięłam pierwszą tabletkę, czułam…

Paula *

Yo acompañe a mi hermana quien pasó por este proceso, siempre fui una persona…

María

Proceso duro,

Paloma

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

Andrea

And it was just fine. I had just turned 20, and was living in a rented room in…

Gina

Porque no era el momento indicado y los anticonceptivos fallaron.