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

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My family was very supportive.

Jess

*No podía ser* 11sem

Maria

La decisión más difícil de mi vida

Cristina Lima

Fiz um aborto.

Yvonne

My abortion was what needed to be done at that time. Deep down me I know I…

Catarina Fernando

Tenho 18 anos e os meus pais nunca iriam aceitar que eu tivesse um filho com…

Lily

I had a medical abortion (the pill) with BPAS when I was just shy of 8 weeks.

Ilis

Aliviada y triste pero no arrepentida

Emilia Aguilera

Tuve un embarazo inesperado y por una medicación que tomo de por vida, mi hijo…

Leah

I was twenty years old, terrified, and completely alone.

Joana

versão corrigida do relato

Jamie

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

La mujer decide

La sororidad es el arma más fuerte entre mujeres

Dolores Feffer

I had two.

No woman should ever have to justify a dessicion on her own body.

A.

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