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Condividi la tua storia

I was extremely lucky to find a safe place for my abortion.

2007 Filippine

I had been to several OB-GYNs in hospitals. I told them I didn't want to and could not have a child but of course, they couldn't do anything because of the law here. Finally, at around 7 wks, I went to an NGO with a couple of female relatives. I felt extremely lucky because one of my relatives works in women's rights so we were able to go to an NGO with a real doctor and a counselor who interviewed me to make sure I was firm in my decision. They made me feel like they understood my predicament as I was young and very incapable of having a child. It's still highly illegal in this country so they were all understandably cautious and destroyed my ultrasound pictures and records. The procedure itself hurt and lasted maybe 20 minutes. I wasn't under general anesthesia but the nurses held my hand and told me to breathe. It felt good having all these women surrounding me. Afterwards, I was able to rest for a while in a lying-in room. My relationship with the father was no good though it lasted a couple more years (covertly) after my abortion. I'm happy I had it and I have no regrets over having it done. I only wish I could have spared my family the heartache and trouble.

L'illegalità del suo aborto ha influenzato i suoi sentimenti?

Yes. I carried a lot of anger and guilt over it because I didn't feel it was fair that only a few people could afford or even find a safe place to carry out their abortion. And I was one of those few.

Come hanno reagito le altre persone al suo aborto?

People were supportive/indifferent/sad. Only a few knew because it's illegal here

mimi

mi aborto. siempre te voy a recordar pequeña semillita

aileen

I have had two abortions

Fran

yo aborte, fue la decisión correcta

Amanda

E não me arrependo, não se culpe por isso
Você é dona de si.
Eu sou bem jovem

Aleja

Yo aborte. No fue una decisión fácil. No entraré en detalles del porqué tome la…

Alejandra

Tomé una desición

CJ Koivuniemi

I had an abortion. I was twenty years old and living in Ireland, a country…

Nichole Jeffers

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

Sam

I was 21 years old. I actually had just stopped using Birth Control due to the…

Frances

Feeling like myself again

Annabelle Carton

j´ai eu un avortement

Amarie

I got pregnant by the guy I was only dating for 2 months. I found out about it…

Cs

Porque la situación lo requería

Priscila

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noha

y la verdad para mi fue un alivio, esto comenzó un el mismo dia que decidi…

amelia belle

ini pengalaman pertama saya setelah 24 tahun hidup di dunia sebagai seorang…

Hattie Ladd

I have had two abortions. The first one was when I was 20 and the second when I…

Micaela Mica

Debo decir que no me senti ni culpable ni arrepentida en ningún momento al…