Emma

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I got pregnant the first time I had sex. I was just 18 and knew nothing. I was desperately in love with the father, who was older than me. I knew we should be using a condom, I even said that to him the night I lost my virginity, but he still had sex with me without one.
He also had a fiancée. I thought he would leave her for me, I was stupid and believed every word he said.

I just knew I couldn’t have a baby, I was barely an adult myself and I was scared. I made up my mind I had to have an abortion, it was my only option.

After I had the procedure I felt relief. Then when I got back home the father rang me and told me it was over between us. It shattered me. He had a baby with his fiancée a year later.

Twenty years on and I still feel regret about my decision. I feel as though it may have been my only chance to have a child and the whole experience has really fucked me up.

Of course when I consider the situation I think I made the right choice but it doesn’t make the pain any less.

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The awful thing is your feelings can change as you get older. I never thought I would feel so sad about having an abortion when I was so convinced it was the right thing to do when I was young.

I was scared as hell and thought I may actually die. I realise now I must have been in severe shock. All I remember was walking down a dark corridor into a surgical room, then I remember lying down with my legs in stirrups, counting back from ten. Then I woke up and some nurse was checking a pad between my legs to see how bad the bleeding was. It is literally like a nightmare that happened to someone else.

I wanted to go to University

Vajon az abortuszod törvénytelensége befolyásolta-e az érzéseidet?

No.

Hogyan reagáltak mások az abortuszodra?

My family was very supportive.

deedee

한국에 계신 분들 걱정마십쇼!! 낙심하시 마시고 자신을 믿으세요!

Daniela

My perception of so many things changed a lot with this experience and realised…

Anne

I knew exactly what I wanted and needed- to be there for my kids, to find a job

mimi

mi aborto. siempre te voy a recordar pequeña semillita

Fernanda

Hola mi nombre es fernanda tengo 23 años y mi historia comenzo cuando un condon…

kate swanson

I didn't intend it to, but safe, legal abortion played a huge part in my family…

deja la vida volar

decidí escribir mi experiencia en detalle ya que en mi país el aborto es…

Javiera

Yo aborte en Chile, en pandemia gracias a Wow

lolita

fui libre respecto esta decision

Tigrunia kinga

Dowiadujac sie że jestem w ciaży po raz drugi doznałam szoku odrazu naszła mie…

Ruth

Zaczełao sie (wiadomo) od dwóch kresek i przerażenia. Szukałam możliwości…

Mayra

Yo aborté a las 7 semanas y fue la mejor decisión.

Casey

Medical abortion, 19 years old

Chinchulina

I come from a country where abortion is legal but due to my personal…