Ashley Engbrecht

Comparta su experiencia

At the young age of 17, I was the victim of sexual assault. There is nothing more terrifying than someone taking your control from you in the most viscious way possible. As a result of this incident, I became pregnant. I was so ashamed and full of fear, as I didn't want this for myself or ask for it in any way. I didn't tell anyone but my mother. I didn't tell anyone as I feared backlash from friends who were clearly against it, but I knew what was right for me, and it was not to graduate high school carrying a child of rape. I was able to receive access to misoprostol at a planned parenthood facility. Two days later I miscarried in the most painful event I've ever experienced. My mother rushed me to the hospital to receive treatment. The judgement and negativity I received from certain nurses was almost unbearable, I am glad I was doped up on morphine for most of the night. All I felt from then on was shame.. Am I monster? I am now 23 years old and I look back, healed but scarred, and see what I have accomplished, who I've become, and who I will be because I had the opportunity and choice to change my destiny. I wasn't destined to be a mother at 17. Many times after my experience I had friends go through the same thing. Only then did I share my story for the first time and realize I wasn't alone. What I did should not be shamed. I will graduate from college in May and start graduate school for Early Childhood Education in the fall.

2010 Estados Unidos

I felt so many different feelings at once. I was confident in my decision but I've never felt anything so heart wrenching in my life. It was still I tough choice, but one I am glad I made.

Painful, but I believe the pain I experienced is not common. I had no complications following the process.

¿Cómo reaccionaron otras personas a tu aborto?

I have kept it very much a secret. I have only told people who I knew would be supportive, as I feared ridicule. 6 years after the abortion, I finally told my father. He was very compassionate and supportive, which surprised me with his conservative views. Many of my family and friends to this day do not know.

Luna

Aún grito perdón

Emma

I got pregnant the first time I had sex. I was just 18 and knew nothing. I was…

andrea ka

Yo aborte

Pooh

Terminé mi embarazo

Dawn & Kevin

I had two abortions

laura micaela

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

Phoebe

I didn't want to do it, but it is my worst fear to bring another child into the…

MS

ABORTAR ESTÁ BIEN

lolita

fui libre respecto esta decision

yvette

I had an abortion in the US a few years ago. I think it is important for all of…

Magdalena Kozakiewicz

I had an abortion

Aleksandra Magdalena

Czesc! Jestem mężatka, mamą i zdecydowałam się przerwać ciążę.

Yasmin Lara

Bom,eu encontrei vários relatos e quis deixar o meu bom eu tenho só 17 anos e…

Yee Tee

I had an abortion