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

2007 Philippijnen

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.

Had de illegaliteit van je abortus invloed op je gevoelens?

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.

Hoe reageerden andere mensen op je abortus?

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

Suzanne

I had an abortion

Catalina

El Misotrol salvó mi vida

Javi

La historia, tal cual, detrás mi aborto

Ayshy

Aborto cytotec 5 semanas

Anna Cavalcante

Olá, o meu nome é Anna, eu fiquei grávida aos 18 anos, e devido à minha idade

Johanna P.

Era lo que tenia que hacer

Samanta

Uma escolha difícil.

chanel

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

Katarzyna

Nie mogłam mieć dziecka z kilku powodów: jeszcze się uczę, chłopak w ogóle nie…

Nichole Jeffers

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

Jess

I was let down by birth control and had two abortions. During my second…

Sara

Tome la decisión ya que anteriormente (a los 15 años) ya había tenido un…

Alexa

Ojala alguna vez me perdones... pero fue. La mejor decisión..

Willem Velthoven

I had several abortions. And children too!

Leah Frida

Yo aborté! porque es mi derecho!

elusabeth

I had an abortion