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I had an abortion and never talked about it with anyone

2002 United States (gimęs Mexico)

I am surprised at how long I have carried these feelings with me. In part I think it's because I never grieved properly, was in denial and threw myself into intense activity, working and studying as if my life depended on it. I also never really got to talk about it because of shame or not wanting to make people feel uncomfortable. I am just starting to realize that I need to do the grieving process properly in order to be able to heal. I don't feel guilty though, and I know it was the right decision. If anything I just wish I had taken better care of my emotions and made sure I had some support. I'm glad to have realized this now and started my healing process.

I tried first with herbs, a very intense schedule drinking infusions every 4 hours, even through the night, for 2 weeks. I had cramping and other reactions, but was unsuccessful. So I decided to go to a clinic. By then I was 6 weeks pregnant.

I felt like I had no support in the world and didn't feel capable of being a parent on my own and give a child a good life. I didn't want to carry a baby to term and give it away in adoption because I thought that would be even more painful.

Ar jūsų abortų neteisėtumas paveikė jūsų jausmus?

Abortion in Mexico was illegal back then, not sure how it is now. But the illegality definitely made me feel scared. I decided to travel to the US in order to not have to deal with any of the back street horror stories you hear about.

Kaip kiti žmonės reagavo į jūsų abortą?

My boyfriend at the time wanted us to never tell anyone, so I didn't. But this in time made it more painful. I am still afraid of people's reactions.

Brenda Rojas

Yo aborte, pero aunque no me siento orgullosa, tampoco me arrepiento.

chanel

I did it because as a female that is my right to control my body no man or…

Eléonore Delmas

I had an abortion

Cs

Porque la situación lo requería

Vale

Mi hijo se transformó en una estrella.
Ahora veo a los demás de otra manera.
A…

MS

ABORTAR ESTÁ BIEN

Ale

Muy difícil decisión

Ananda

No es mi primera vez, es mi segunda vez que lo hago y no me arrepiento.

Edyta

Nie wstydzę się tego, że jestem teraz szczęśliwa!!!

Uma Mulher

Pra mim, fazer um aborto foi um ato de responsabilidade

Danna Elissa

ABORTAR PARA SER "LIBRES" NUEVAMENTE

Any Weather

Merci à toutes les femmes qui ont lutter pour le droit d'avorter! Merci à…

B.

Uma decisão que precisa ser feita rápida porém pensada

carmilla

J'ai avorté quand j'avais 18 ans. Je ne le regrette pas, je suis fière d'avoir…

paola paola

Yo aborté

Jaq

I was 21, and nowhere near ready or willing to carry and birth a child because…

Nastka

Spóźniał mi się tydzień okres, więc zrobiłam test wyszedł dodatnio, drugi i…

Nicole

No estaba segura que iba ser de mi futuro.

Pluma93

Fue una decisión de vida