Kate

Comparta su experiencia

and I'm so relieved

2016 Canada

Disbelief that I had such an experience but relief that the pregnancy is over. The abortion itself was fine, it was being pregnant when I did not want to be and trying to get on with my life and keep it a secret until it was over. Dealing with other people's feelings that they projected onto me was the worst part. I got an IUD a couple of months later so hopefully I will never have to endure an unintended pregnancy again. Lesson learned.

I live in a small city in Canada and was originally told I would have to wait nearly two months until the doctor could get me in for surgery. In the end I only had to wait one month, but it was the longest month of my life and really contributed to the relief I felt once it was all over. I was prescribed misoprostol to insert a few hours before the scheduled procedure, however no one warned me that it would cause me to start miscarrying. I was admitted to the hospital early and the nurses collected every clot of blood to check if the fetus had passed, in the end they went ahead with the procedure just to make sure it was all out. The moment I woke up from the surgery and realized it was all over was the most relieved I've ever felt in my life. My best friend didn't believe me that I didn't cry, but if I did it would have been tears of joy that the nightmare of an unwanted pregnancy had ended.

I have never wanted children and this experience cemented what I already knew.

Adakah haramnya pengguguran anda mempengaruhi perasaan anda?

Not really, I was just grateful that I was able to get an abortion without much hassle and that it was free, otherwise it would have made an already difficult experience even moreso.

Bagaimana reaksi orang lain terhadap pengguguran anda?

My boyfriend was as supportive as he knew how to be. The only other people I told were my best friend, my closest sister and my mom. They were all pretty supportive of my choice but also treated it like it was a heart-wrenching and difficult decision for me and still haven't accepted that I just don't ever want children. My mom said she will always have a little grief for the grandchild she almost had, but it wasn't about her or her feelings.

britta

Something that has carried with me ever since.

Typh N

C'est une décision difficile qui fait mal au corps au coeur à l'âme mais la…

María

Proceso duro,

Hattie Ladd

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

Elisa Isalia

Stosowałam przez dwa lata tabletki anty. Wszystko było ok doczasu az pewnego…

deedee

한국에 계신 분들 걱정마십쇼!! 낙심하시 마시고 자신을 믿으세요!

Daniela

Tengo una hija de 4 años, pero aun asi yo aborte este año.

Canela

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

Charlie

An abortion in an abusive relationship

Louise Harper

I have had two abortions. One at the age of 22 which I paid privately for at 9…

mary cry

pior momento de minha vida

Alejandra

Tomé una desición

Lily

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

mica

Yo aborté y no me arrepiento ni un segundo de haberlo hecho.

Montse

"Un acto amoroso"

Ray

Toda mulher tem direito à um aborto seguro, não importa quais sejam seus…

Frances

Feeling like myself again

Lucero Lucero

Creo que por fin tuve control de mi vida.