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.

2000 Australia

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

Apakah ilegalitas aborsi Anda memengaruhi perasaan Anda?

No.

Bagaimana orang lain bereaksi terhadap aborsi Anda?

My family was very supportive.

Meg

My abortion was NOT THAT PAINFUL. Don't believe in the horror stories!

Paloma

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

Willem Velthoven

I had several abortions. And children too!

Tannicola Nkata

I was brutally rapped during my time of imprisonment in my native country. I…

Abril

Por un aborto libre, seguro y gratuito.

Anon

I had an abortion at 15...and my life is still going well

Ani

I had a 'NO SHAME' abortion

Carol .

Acabei de começar minha carreira, não quero ser mãe nesse momento

Tamsen Reid

I had an abortion because I did not want to be pregnant. I wasn't ready to…

Fran

YO DECIDÍ

Allison

My abortion was 100% my choice.

Stephanie

at just 19 years old.

Ale

Muy difícil decisión

Jamie

And I am so happy! I am so lucky that I had the choice to have an abortion! The…

Magda

Może jestem bez serca ale niczego nie żałuję. ja chyba nie nadaję się na matkę…

Canela

Me hice un aborto porque no quería ser madre en ese momento.

Cs

Porque la situación lo requería