Casey

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Medical abortion, 19 years old

2014 United States

Although it was probably the right choice to make for my future, I have felt very guilty about it and still cry about it months later. I keep seeing the little fingers in my mind and I just break down. I feel empty and seeing little kids sometimes makes me feel angry or sad. I'm not sure how to get over this. I could not continue my relationship with the would-be father because he did not feel the same sadness I felt and it made me so angry because I couldn't understand how not. Sometimes I get upset that nobody tried to convince me to not get the abortion, although I am not certain that would have changed anything.

It was pretty painful, especially the first day and I was very nauseated and bled for several weeks. At eight weeks pregnant, I almost missed the cutoff date to be able to have the medical procedure, I'm not sure if i could have gone through with the surgical one. I was fortunate to be able to do the process by myself instead with doctors I don't know, and also I consider myself lucky because I was able to see the baby after it passed and give the baby a final resting place of my choosing.

I chose to have an abortion because everyone seemed to think it was the best choice as I still have a lot of education to go and am not very well-off financially.

中絶の違法性は、あなたの気持ちに影響を与えましたか?

Well it was legal so no.

あなたの中絶に対する他の人々の反応はどうでしたか?

Everyone I told thought that it was the "smartest choice" to make at that point in my life and they were very supportive.

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PatoPato Quire

Yo decidí por su libertad.

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It was the best decision of my life

Jes

No fue facil pero lo hise y me ha hido muy bien! Fue mi mejor decición!

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Stephanie

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Melanie

No era el momento ni la persona

Aguaperdida Pam

Fue una decisión muy difícil pero estoy segura de que fue la mejor.
Un embarazo

Gemma

The best decision for me.

Paula

i had an abortion

Mitzi .

I had an abortion. And i know that was the best choice.

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