Jillybean

Deel je ervaring

Women's bodies belong only to us. Men, families, society, have no right to decide for us. The right to abortion is only a tiny part. It is a fundamental human right to understand our bodies, our sexuality, our feelings, periods, pregnancy, and menopause. It is our fundamental human right to enjoy good health, to contraception, to say "no", to choose when and with whom we wish to share our physical pleasure and love, to choose when and with whom to have a baby, or to choose not to have children. It is our right to have healthy babies, to be able to keep our babies, to have help and advice about childcare, to be free from fear, from bullying. It is our right to be beautiful or ugly, to stay at home or go out in the world. What a beautiful place the world will be for men, women and children when these rights are recognised for every women.

1980 Verenigd Koninkrijk

I was concerned about denying the child the right to live. I wasn't then and am still not sure what I felt about it spiritually, but I prayed for the unborn child and wished for its soul, if it had one, to be born to parents who would be able to give it the love every human deserves. I felt it was a selfish decision but felt it was my right to make it, as my life was ahead of me and an unhappy / unwilling mother is not a good mother.

Despite all the support I felt pretty much alone, and for very many years did not feel I could talk about it. In the end I felt it was my duty to talk about it for the sake of other women, so they would not feel so alone. Clinically and medically it went very well, I was well taken care of. I did not suffer from depression afterwards, although it was not especially easy psychologically. It would have been preferable to have remembered to use the free contraception that was available to me in my country, but as one woman pointed out, we are only human, and we inevitably make mistakes.

I did not feel ready to have a child, and not with this boyfriend who I did not think would be my future husband. In fact I couldn't imagine myself as a mother and I didn't think I would give the baby the life it deserved. Since then, I have in fact never become a mother, and I am very happy with my choice.

Hoe reageerden andere mensen op je abortus?

I did not want to talk to many people about it. My boyfriend was extremely respectful of my right to choose, he took a back seat. He suggested I talk to another woman. I eventually spoke to one or two other people. All were supportive, no-one tried to influence my choice except one couple of friends who sincerely believed it would be bad for the unborn baby and for my karma. The clinic I went to offered me a truly honest counceling : I was asked to think about the reasons for AND against such a choice, to try to ensure I would not regret it later.

Katie

Nie klasyczna wpadka. Brane pigulki nie zadzialaly. Za duzy miks z innymi…

Francis

Una decisión consciente de vida

keira

Chcę mieć kontrolę. Zrobiłam to i NIE ŻAŁUJĘ.

Wzięłam pierwszą tabletkę, czułam…

Val

Am I a horrible person

Kendra

I had my first abortion. The experience was very difficult. I went back and…

Ammy

Yo he estado en las dos caras de la moneda, cuando tenia 16 años quede…

Anon

I had an abortion at 15...and my life is still going well

aileen

I have had two abortions

jennelyn

I had an abortion

Suzanne

I made the best decision for me

Daniela

Yo aborté y es la mejor decisión que pude haber tomado.

Charles

I had an abortion

Luna Luna

Por que ya tengo dos bebes y el mas pequeño tiene seis meses tenia otros planes…

Daniela

Y lo volvería a hacer, habia terminado con mi ex pololoy el era super…

Liz

Eu tinha 22 anos, minha menstruação atrasou e meus seios estavam muito inchados.

Dominika

Miałam aborcję, udało się i nie żałuję.

Aga... ta...(?)

zastanawiam się jak to przeżycie i fakt co zrobiałam wpłynie na dalsze moje…

Raqueli

misto de melancolia e alívio

Brenda Rojas

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